v. dial. [Imitative; cf. CAWK sb.2] intr. To caw. Hence Quawking vbl. sb.
1821. Clare, Vill. Minstr., I. 24. Rous’d by quawking of the flopping crows. Ibid., II. 121. The rooks … Quawk clamorous to the spring’s approach.
1879–.—In dial. glossaries (Leic., Shropsh., etc.).
