cack
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cack
First recorded in 1890–95; of obscure origin
Example Sentences
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So Cack he sot on his old teakettle, and made a swingeing lot o' toddy; and he and Cap'n Eb were havin' a tol'able comfortable time there.
From Oldtown Fireside Stories by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
Wal, afore long he see a light through the trees; and, sure enough, he come out to Cack Sparrock's old mill.
From Oldtown Fireside Stories by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
Cap'n Eb says he never come so near bein' scared in his life; and, as to old Cack, he jest wilted right down in his chair.
From Oldtown Fireside Stories by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
Cack a lack-lack-lack, lack, lack: loo, loo, loo.'
From Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 by Hare, Augustus J. C.
Your gran'ther used to know old Cack, boys.
From Oldtown Fireside Stories by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
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