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beak noun [ biːk ]

• a bird's horny projecting jaws; a bill.
• "a parent bird with a caterpillar in its beak"
Similar: bill, nib, mandible, neb,
Origin: Middle English: from Old French bec, from Latin beccus, of Celtic origin.

beak noun

• a magistrate or a schoolmaster.
Origin: late 18th century: probably from criminals' slang.


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