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duke noun [ djuːk ]

• a male holding the highest hereditary title in the British and certain other peerages.
• the fists, especially when raised in a fighting attitude.

duke verb

• fight it out.
Origin: Old English (denoting the ruler of a duchy), from Old French duc, from Latin dux, duc- ‘leader’; related to ducere ‘to lead’.


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