Meaning of duke


Pronunciation: (dk, dyk), [key]
— n., v., duked, duk•ing.
  3. a nobleman of corresponding rank in certain other countries.
  4. a cultivated hybrid of the sweet and sour cherry.
  5. fists; hands: Put up your dukes.
  1. to hit or thrash with the fists (sometimes fol. by out): He duked me because he said I had insulted him. The bully said he was going to duke out anyone who disagreed.
  2. to fight, esp. with the fists; do battle: The adversaries were prepared to duke it out in the alley.


Pronunciation: (dk, dyk), [key]
— n.
  1. 1855–1929, and his brother,1856–1925, U.S. industrialists.
  2. a male given name.
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