roke

American  

[rohk] / roʊk /

noun

Metallurgy.

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

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Etymology

Origin of roke

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

Example Sentences

"B roke it in nine places," Eugene Roach was saying.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Your name's no nosin to nobody, you roke," said Duncan M'Kay, seconding the efforts of his colleague to lug the doctor out of his seat.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 by Leighton, Alexander

The moor was driegh, and Meg was skiegh, Her favour Duncan could na win; For wi’ the roke she wad him knock.

From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert

Rocking is a term derived from primitive times, when our country-women employed their spare hours in spinning on the roke or distaff.

From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert

Then aunt, wha spun, laid down her roke, An' thus repliet to Mary: Unequal matches in a yoke Draw thrawart and camstrarie.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Rogers, Charles