Okay, here's the cite: The goos, the cokkow, and the doke also So cryede, "Kek kek! Kokkow! quek quek!" hye, That thourgh myne eres the noyse wente tho. Parliament of Fowls 498-500 Hm, looks like we missed it, too -- our date for "quack" is 1798. Joanne