Speck

//spɛk//

Definitions

nounspecks

1
A tiny spot or particle, especially of dirt.
a tiny speck of soot
2
A very small amount; a particle; a whit.
He has not a speck of money.
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3
Fat; lard; fat meat.

verbspecks · specking · specked

1
To mark with specks; to speckle.
paper specked by impurities in the water used in its manufacture

nameSpecks

1
A surname from German.

Word Origin

From Middle English spekke, from Old English specca (“small spot, stain”), from the same ultimate source as Proto-Germanic *sprakô (“spark”). Cognate with Low German spaken (“to spot with wet”).

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