Drouks

/druːks/ verb

Definition

Third person singular present tense of drouk; soaks, drenches, or thoroughly saturates with liquid.

Etymology

From drouk (verb) + -s (third person singular suffix). Standard present tense conjugation of the Scottish verb.

Kelly Says

When someone says 'the rain drouks us,' they're using modern Scots in a way that connects them to centuries of speakers complaining about Scottish weather in vivid terms.

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