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* [[Dooks]], an aircraft manufacturer in Russia |
* [[Dooks]], an aircraft manufacturer in Russia |
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* Dook LaRue, an animatronic drummer in [[The Rock-afire Explosion]] |
* Dook LaRue, an animatronic drummer in [[The Rock-afire Explosion]] |
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*Nickname for a small university in durham whos basketball team is run by a rat. |
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Revision as of 11:23, 23 August 2009
Dook can refer to:
People
- Bill Dooks, a Canadian politician
- Catherine Dook, a Canadian author
- Sam Dook, a member of The Go! Team
Scottish for "dunk" or "duck"
- A Scottish term for jumping into the sea from harbours and rocks.
- A Scottish term for ducking in water. This is most commonly associated with the act of trying to catch an apple in one's teeth from the surface of a bowl of water in the game of apple bobbing. It may also refer to several events where members of the public celebrate an occasion by swimming in a natural body of water (eg, the New Year's Day loony dook in the River Forth).
- The shaft of a coal mine. A 'mine' or roadway driven to the 'dip side'. Usually the main road going to the 'dip'. (Scots.) See also Crut and Steeps.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Slang
- A slang term for feces (also "dookie")
Other
- The chuckling noise ferrets make when happy or excited. It is often heard in conjunction with the weasel war dance
- A wooden plug driven into a stone or brick wall to hold a nail
- Dooks, an aircraft manufacturer in Russia
- Dook LaRue, an animatronic drummer in The Rock-afire Explosion
- Nickname for a small university in durham whos basketball team is run by a rat.
References
- ^ Nelson, A. Dictionary of Mining. George Newnes Ltd. London. 1964
- ^ Gresley, W.S. A Glossary of Terms used in Coal Mining. E.& F.N. Spon London 1883
- ^ Barrowman, J. A Glossary of Scotch Mining Terms. 'The Advertiser' office Hamilton Scotland. 1886
- ^ Pit Talk. A Survey of Terms used by Miners in the South Midlands. Edited by Prof. W. Forster. Leicester University
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