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Leek vs Cleek - What's the difference?

leek | cleek |

As nouns the difference between leek and cleek

is that leek is while cleek is (chiefly|scotland) a large hook.

leek

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum , of the lily family, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
  • Any of several species of Allium , broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild.

    • Synonyms

    * scallion (''US, Scotland ), garden leek, broadleaf wild leek

    Derived terms

    * (broadleaf wild leek) - Allium ampeloprasum , * (narrowleaf wild leek) - * (garden leek) - Allium ampeloprasum * (sand leek) - * (threecorner leek) - * houseleek - Sempervivum

    See also

    * garlic

    External links

    * ("leek" on Wikipedia) * (Allium ampeloprasum) *

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    cleek

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, Scotland) A large hook.
  • (golf, dated) A metal headed golf club with little loft. Equivalent to a one or two iron a modern set of clubs.
  • *1924 , (Ford Madox Ford), Some Do Not…'', Penguin 2012 (''Parade's End ), p. 58:
  • *:He had begun at four, playing with a miniature cleek and a found shilling ball over the municipal links.
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