Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A Middle English form of sack.

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Examples

  • They like nothing better than to drink both the rice spirit called saké, and the black liquid called soy, of which only a few drops, as a sauce on fish, are enough for a man.

    Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks William Elliot Griffis 1885

  • This type of royal headdress, known as a sak-hunal or "white oneness," usually consisted of a white cloth band adorned with greenstone talismans.

    Life and Death in a Maya War Zone 1998

  • The natives on the East coast of New Ireland prepare a very excellent composition of sago and cocoa-nut, called sak-sak.

    The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 Various

  • They first repeated the word "sak" a number of times, and then Tars Tarkas made several jumps, repeating the same word before each leap; then, turning to me, he said, "sak!"

    A Princess of Mars 1912

  • I therefore ignored the repeated commands to "sak," and each time they were made I motioned to my mouth and rubbed my stomach.

    A Princess of Mars 1912

  • They first repeated the word "sak" a number of times, and then Tars Tarkas made several jumps, repeating the same word before each leap; then, turning to me, he said, "sak!"

    A Princess of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912

  • I therefore ignored the repeated commands to "sak," and each time they were made I motioned to my mouth and rubbed my stomach.

    A Princess of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912

  • Brad: "You want to see something even more funny? here's a conservative firearms-rights blogger warning of ..." sak: "i wish i could play with automatic weapons at recess. mccain 2012! hahahaha"

    Hanlon's Razor 2008

  • Just because Dawg is a jerk does not make Chiapas a "sak-o-xit", a poorly phrased vulgarism if there ever was one.

    Cleanest citiies in Mexico news item 2009

  • I haven't a clue about Izamal, Yucatan, nor do I know a thing about sak-o-xit, Chiapas.

    Cleanest citiies in Mexico news item 2009

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