pokeys
- plural of pokey.
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II: Body Language In 17th century England, the reigning Stuarts took increasingly to popping their political foes into the Tower of London and other pokeys, without bothering much with prosecutions or convictions.
From Time Magazine Archive
The peaked shoes, chained to the knee, were not more ridiculous than the deep, wide sleeves commonly called pokeys, which were shaped like a bagpipe and were worn by all classes.
From The Evolution of Fashion by Gardiner, Florence Mary
