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Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: bec, from Latin beccus

beak

 noun
     
Related topics: Birds
beak [countable]
1HBB the hard pointed mouth of a bird [= bill]
2HBH a large pointed nose - used humorously
3SESCL British English old-fashioned a judge or a male teacher
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