n.
As chalkstones . . . beaten in sunder. Isa. xxvii. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]
The organization of each folk, as such, sprang mainly from war. J. R. Green. [ 1913 Webster ]
In winter's tedious nights, sit by the fire
With good old folks, and let them tell thee tales. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Folk song,
Folk speech,
adj.
n. A piece of bread sopped in milk; figuratively, an effeminate or weak-minded person. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
To wed a milksop or a coward ape. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. The condition of being sulky; a sulky mood or humor;
‖n.;
‖n. [ D. ] A legislative assembly or parliament of any one of several countries colonized by the Dutch, esp. that of the South African Republic, or the Transvaal, and that of the Orange Free State. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]