howk
/haʊk/verb
with obj., and adverbial
1- chiefly Scottish dig out or up〈主苏格兰〉挖掘：
deep in their trenches the men stood, howking out the brown earth.
男人们站在壕沟深处挖掘褐色的泥土。
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- no obj., with adverbial search about by digging or rummaging发掘; 翻箱倒柜地搜索：
Frankie howked among the beer cans.
弗朗基在啤酒罐堆中扒寻着什么。
词源
late Middle English holk： related to Middle Low German holken 'to hollow', and HOLE.