Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Beck
beck, n. [ON bekk-r.]
Stream; rivulet; small brook; [word play on “beckon”] mute signal; nod of the head; gesture to approach; sign of command. 16/Ap13-8 drinking to her no more astir, / by beck, or burn, or moor!
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