verb
keck
kehk
verb
1
To retch or heave as if about to vomit.
"The smell from the bins made him keck."
noun
1
A regional British name for cow parsley, a tall white-flowered hedgerow plant.
"The verges were thick with keck by early summer."
How to Use Keck
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo retch, or (in some British dialects) the wild plant cow parsley.
When to use it
Dialectal — mostly heard in northern England.
Word Forms
kecked past tense, Kecks plural, kecks singular
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Etymology
Imitative of the retching sound; compare German köken ("to vomit").