Meaning of pruck | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A soft staccato noise.
   countable, onomatopoeic
2. A collection of items that are attractive but useless.
   Ireland, uncountable

Examples

“The egg drops out of the ovary, is pressed down the tubes toward the uterus. The sound⟳ is pruck pruck pruck pruck.”

““Pruck! Pruck!” clucked Mama Nsoso. “We will work⟳ tomorrow. Today we will peck and gobble big fat worms.””

“She could hear⟳ them chattering above. Pruck, pruck, pruck.”

“Humphrey turned the wagon around, noticing the ravens that lined the road. Pruck, pruck, pruck.”

“We were moochin' some pruck in a Pollock Dock shed⟳, when he crashed to the ground and in minutes was dead.”

“I also knew that when I was back home and lit my own⟳ votive candle in the recess of the clay figure⟳, the hollow of its eyes would glow softly like⟳ the inscrutable stare⟳ of the living creature and I would know⟳ again the lure and pull⟳ of Patagonia. 'More pruck,' said John as we hurried back to catch⟳ Tren 010 to Santiago.”

“Remember⟳ that wee shop⟳ in Dublin sold the great yellowman? We always bought some forthe train⟳ journey home. Look⟳, there's a photo of us all in the station. Laden with pruck.”

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