An archaic or dialectal term meaning to push, shove, or strike something.
Middle English origin, possibly from Old Norse 'búkr' meaning belly or body, later applied to physical contact or collision. The word declined in standard usage but persists in some regional dialects.
This word is practically a fossil in English—you'll rarely hear it today, but it survives in some Scottish and Northern English dialects, showing how regional speech preserves ancient language like an archaeological dig!
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