- streek
- transitive verb Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) streken; akin to Old English streccan to stretch Date: 13th century 1. chiefly Scottish stretch, extend 2. chiefly Scottish to lay out (a dead body)
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Streek — steht für: Geografie: Streek (Varel), Ortsteil der Stadt Varel im Landkreis Friesland, Niedersachsen Streek, früherer Name von Sandkrug (Hatten), Ortsteil der Gemeinde Hatten im Landkreis Oldenburg, Niedersachsen Streek, der Abschnitt des Flusses … Deutsch Wikipedia
Streek — Streek, v. t. To stretch; also, to lay out, as a dead body. See {Streak}. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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streek — Cleveland Dialect List to stretch, to extend … English dialects glossary
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