Dook

Part of speech: verb, noun

Definitions

1. To duck down or move quickly to avoid something ; a dull, hollow sound like that of a blow
2. To crouch or bend suddenly to evade something ; a muffled thudding noise
3. To lower oneself suddenly to dodge ; a heavy, deadened sound

Etymology: Two separate origins lie behind this form. One runs to the English verb "duck", meaning to dip or plunge under water, which is the likelier root for the dipping sense. Its sound may also be imitative, echoing a splash. The other runs to Dutch "doek", meaning cloth or fabric. That comes from Middle Dutch "doec" and Old Dutch "dōc", which reach back to a Proto-Germanic word "dōkaz", also meaning cloth. The same Germanic root gave English the fabric sense of "duck", so the two words share ancestry.