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Definition of lawks exclamation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lawks

exclamation

/lɔːks/

/lɔːks/

(old-fashioned, British English)

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used to show that you are surprised, angry or impatient
Word Originmid 18th cent.: alteration of lord.

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