beak

Definitions


[biːk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a bird's horny projecting jaws; a bill
(e.g: a parent bird with a caterpillar in its beak)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French bec, from Latin beccus, of Celtic origin


[biːk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a magistrate or judge
(e.g: if I ever find myself up in front of the beak I'd like this guy to defend me)

- a schoolmaster


Phrases:

Origin:
late 18th century: probably from criminals' slang




definition by Oxford Dictionaries