roke

[ rohk ]

nounMetallurgy.

Origin of roke

First recorded in 1885–90; origin uncertain; perhaps originally dialect (N England) roke, rawk “to scratch, flaw”

She was as lean as a man at the hips, and finned away like a mermaid, as became a daughter of the Old roke.
The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story | Various
He looked at her as if the Old roke himself had clambered into the boat, with his spell of doom.
The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story | Various
Thus "sheaf" and "reek" are in Norfolk "shoaf" and "roke;" and "smeath," a table land, is evidently from "smooth."
Notes and Queries, Number 174, February 26, 1853 | Various
Later, when the roke—by Velasquez was being talked of, I went with him to see the picture.
John M. Synge: A Few Personal Recollections, with Biographical Notes | John Masefield

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