scoke
[ skohk ]
/ skoʊk /
noun
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Origin of scoke
1785–95, Americanism;< a New England Algonquian language; compare Eastern Abenaki skókimin pokeberry (equivalent to Proto-Algonquian *aθko·-ka snake + *-i-min berry); cf. persimmon
Words nearby scoke
scody, scoff, scofflaw, Scofield, scoinson arch, scoke, scold, scolding, scolding bridle, scolecite, scolex
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Example sentences from the Web for scoke
Young shoots of poke or scoke are sometimes served as French Chard.
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