Obsolete spelling of beak

simple past tense and past participle of beak

(often in combination) Having a beak.

plural of beake

As much (food) as a bird's beak will hold or carry

plural of beakful

present participle of beak

(transitive) Strike with the beak. / (transitive) Seize with the beak. / (intransitive, Northern Ireland) To play truant.

(slang, Britain) A justice of the peace; a magistrate. / (slang, British public schools) A schoolmaster (originally, at Eton).

A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc. / A similar structure forming the jaws of an octopus, turtle, etc.