A common reply to any question; still deemed wit at sea, and formerly at court, under the denomination of selling bargains.
See bargain.
·noun A water newt. II. Ask ·vi To make inquiry, or seek by request; — sometimes followed by after...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
a newt. N. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
, or asker A name of the water-newt. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book