MOKE

moke

(noun) British informal for donkey

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

moke (plural mokes)

(colloquial, dialectal) A donkey.

A mesh of a net, or of anything resembling a net.

(US pejorative slang, ethnic slur, now rare) A black person.

A stupid person; a dolt.

(dated, theatrical slang) A performer, such as a minstrel, who plays on several musical instruments.

Source: Wiktionary


Moke, n.

Definition: A donkey. [Cant] Thackeray.

Moke, n.

Definition: A mesh of a net, or of anything resembling a net. Halliwell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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