reak
English
Etymology
Compare Icelandic hrekkr, or English wreak vengeance.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹiːk/
- Rhymes: -iːk
Noun
reak (plural reaks)
- (obsolete) A prank.
- c. 1622, John Fletcher, Philip Massinger, “The Sea-Voyage. A Comedy.”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, Act IV, scene ii:
- They play such reaks.
References
- “reak”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.