Associations to the word «Hoke»

Wiktionary

HOKE, noun. (obsolete) Alternative form of hook
HOKE, verb. (slang) To ascribe a false or artificial quality to; to pretend falsely to have some quality or to be doing something, etc.
HOKE, noun. Something contrived or artificial.
HOKE, verb. (Ireland) To scrounge, to grub.

Wise words

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