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poke

16 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) poke (noun)
  2. 2) poke (verb)
  3. 3) poke (noun)
  4. 4) poke (noun)
  5. poke bonnet (noun)
  6. poke check (noun)
  7. poke-easy (noun)
  8. poke-in (noun)
  9. poke milkweed (noun)
  10. poke pudding (noun)
  11. poke salad (noun)
  12. feather poke (noun)
  13. Indian poke (noun)
  14. pig in a poke
  15. stinking poke (noun)
  16. Virginia poke (noun)

1poke

noun \ˈpōk\

Definition of POKE

1
chiefly Southern & Midland : bag, sack
2
a : wallet b : purse

Origin of POKE

Middle English, from Anglo-French — more at pocket
First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with POKE

bloke, broke, choke, cloak, coke, croak, folk, hoke, joke, moke, oak, Polk, roque, smoke, soak, soke, spoke, stoke, stroke, toke, toque, yogh, yoke, yolk

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