Esk
Proper noun
Meaning
A river in North Yorkshire, England that flows through Eskdale to Whitby.
A river in Cumbria, England, which also flows through Eskdale, and into the Irish Sea.
A river in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, which crosses the border into Cumbria, England, before flowing into Solway Firth.
A river mostly in East Lothian council area, Scotland, its branches North Esk and South Esk are in Midlothian.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgPhrases with the word
Examples
Police were called to the scene of the crash close to Kinnaber, near the River North Esk, at around 12.20pm yesterday.
Thomas was raised in poverty by his mother Janet Jackson (died 1794). citation At the age of 14 he was apprenticed to a stonemason, and some of his earliest work can still be seen on the bridge across the River Esk in Langholm in the Scottish borders.
The menu boasts ESK "classics," the dishes that made the original trailer famous: Poor Qui's pork belly buns, beet home fries, chicken karaage, and brussels sprouts salad.
Thus the greater part of the valley of the Esk and the whole of Liddesdale can be considered to be northern English dialects rather than Scots ones.
We know that One Esk Nineteen appears female, because a Nilter says to her: "Aren't you a tough little girl."