sloke

[ slohk ]
/ sloʊk /

noun

algae or seaweed.
scum or slime, especially on a body of water.

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Origin of sloke

1425–75; earlier slawk, late Middle English slauk, of uncertain origin

Words nearby sloke

slogan, sloganeer, sloganize, sloid, sloka, sloke, slommock, sloop, sloop of war, sloop rig, sloop-rigged
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