Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Gleek \Gleek\, n. [Prob. fr. Icel. leika to play, play a trick
on, with the prefix ge-; akin to AS. gel[=a]can, Sw. leka to
play, Dan. lege.]
1. A jest or scoff; a trick or deception. [Obs.]
Where's the Bastard's braves, and Charles his gleeks
? --Shak.
2. [Cf. {Glicke}] An enticing look or glance. [Obs.]
A pretty gleek coming from Pallas' eye. --Beau. &
Fl.
Gleek \Gleek\, v. i.
To make sport; to gibe; to sneer; to spend time idly. [Obs.]
--Shak.
Gleek \Gleek\, n. [OF. glic, G. gl["u]ck, fortune. See {Luck}.]
1. A game at cards, once popular, played by three persons.
[Obs.] --Pepys. Evelyn.
2. Three of the same cards held in the same hand; -- hence,
three of anything. [Obs.]