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beck Definition


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beck1
noun
    1. Now only used in the phrase
Idiom: at someone's beck and call
    Having to be always ready or at hand to carry out their orders or wishes.
Etymology: 14c, meaning ‘a signal with the finger or head', from Anglo-Saxon biecnan to beckon.




beck2
noun
    (N Eng)
    1. A stream or brook.
Etymology: 12c: from Norse bekkr.



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