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beck (n.)
[beck 词源字典]
late 14c., "mute signal," from noun use of
bekken
(v.), variant of
becnan
"to beckon" (see
beckon
). Transferred sense of "slightest indication of will" is from late 15c.
[beck etymology, beck origin, 英语词源]
beck (v.)
c. 1300, shortening of
beckon
. (v.).