dawk

dawk
dawk1
/dawk, dahk/, n.
dak.
dawk2
dawkish, adj.
/dawk/, n.
a person who advocates neither a conciliatory nor a belligerent national attitude.
[1965-70; D(OVE)1 + (H)AWK1]

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