What is a significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, esp. as a call or command. They have troops of soldiers at their beck. Shak called?
beck — A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, esp. as a call or command. They have troops of soldiers at their beck. Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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