What does "gleek" mean?
Gleek: Etym: [Cf. Glicke] An enticing look or glance. [Obs.] A pretty gleek coming from Pallas' eye. Beau. & Fl.
Additional senses
- 2.To make sport; to gibe; to sneer; to spend time idly. [Obs.] Shak.
- 3.A game at cards, once popular, played by three persons. [Obs.] Pepys. Evelyn.
- 4.Three of the same cards held in the same hand; -- hence, three of anything. [Obs.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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