moke
Americannoun
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Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Black person.
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British Slang. a donkey.
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Australian Slang. a poor-looking, inferior horse.
noun
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a slang name for donkey
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slang an inferior type of horse
Etymology
Origin of moke
First recorded in 1840–50; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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Don't care for the baths, but there's sailing, and rollicking rides on a moke.
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Why, if you or me or any of us was on furlough at 'Ampstead or Margit, we was never off a 'orse's or a moke's back as long as the dibs lasted.
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The only permissible mount now is the donkey, which must be ridden close to the tail, and referred to as a "moke."
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“Ah,” said Mark, brightening up a little, “that moke is a beast.”
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After Jacob had got well past I went over to the horse, which was still feeding, and found it was my old moke, ready saddled-up.
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