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1.
pōke
n.
37 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A sack, pouch, bag [in some quots. perhaps a measure of quantity, but see quot.: a1500];
pissinge poke, provande poke, sond poke
[see
pissinge, provende, sond
]; (b) a full, elongated type of…
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