gleek noun¹. [gli:k] E16.
[Old French glic, ghelicque, perh. from Middle Dutch ghelic (mod. gelijk) LIKE adjective.]
1. Hist. A card-game for three people using forty-four cards, twelve being dealt to each player and eight forming a common stock. E16.

2. A set of three court-cards of the same rank in one hand in the game of gleek; transf. a set of three, a trio. E17-E18.

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gleek noun² & verb. [gli:k] M16.
[Perh. dim. of GLEE noun. Cf. GLAIK.]
A. noun.
1. A gibe, a jest; a joke, a trick. M16-E19.

2. A glance, esp. a coquettish one. rare. L16.
b. verb.
1. verb trans. Trick, outwit. arch. M16.

2. verb intrans. Make a jest, gibe (at a person). Now arch. rare. L16.

3. verb intrans. Look sideways, glance. rare. E17.

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