Quaco
Americannoun
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In various court documents, Quok’s forename appears as Cuarco, Quack, Quork, Quaco, Quarko, but most commonly as Quok, which is the spelling I have adopted.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2015
The men would make me the laughing-stock of Quaco.
From Nature and Human Nature by Haliburton, Thomas Chandler
Nothing had been heard by any one about any drifting boat, and they were at last compelled to see that in Quaco there was no further hope of gaining any information whatever about Tom.
From Lost in the Fog by De Mille, James
No, he told me he wou'd not let me have any, untill he had seen Quaco, and did not know whether he shou'd then or not, and I never went to him afterwards.
Finally, it had not been harmed by landing on Quaco Ledge.
From Lost in the Fog by De Mille, James
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