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Dawk vs Mawk - What's the difference?

dawk | mawk |

As nouns the difference between dawk and mawk

is that dawk is a hollow or crack in timber while mawk is a maggot.

As a verb dawk

is to drive a sharp instrument into; incise with a jerk; puncture.

dawk

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To drive a sharp instrument into; incise with a jerk; puncture.
  • To cut or mark with an incision; gash.
    • (Moxon)
  • To dig up weeds.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A hollow or crack in timber.
    • (Moxon)
    (Webster 1913) ----

    mawk

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a maggot
  • (UK, dialect, obsolete) a slattern

    • Related terms

    * mawkish * mawky