roke

[rohk]

noun Metallurgy.

a seam or scratch filled with scale or slag on the surface of an ingot or bar.

Origin of roke

First recorded in 1885–90; orig. dial. roke, rawk to scratch, flaw

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Historical Examples of roke

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
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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