How to pronounce “eke”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (obsolete except British, dialectal) An addition.
• (beekeeping, archaic) A small stand on which a beehive is placed.
• (beekeeping) A spacer put between or over or under hive parts to make more space.[5]
• [Verb]
• (transitive) Chiefly in the form eke out: to add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen.
• [Adverb]
• (archaic) Also; in addition to.

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Similar Sounds

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