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poke3

Syllabification: (poke)

Pronunciation: /pōk/

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Definition of poke

noun

1another term for pokeweed.

2 (Indian poke)another term for false hellebore.

Origin:

early 18th century: from Virginia Algonquian poughkone (see puccoon)

poke in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of poke in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

Poitiers
Poitou
Poitou-Charentes
poke ¹
poke ²
poke ³
poke around/about
poke fun at
poke mullock at
poke one's nose into
poke-check

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poke¹ US. Eng
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a poke around in poke¹ US. Eng
poke around/about in poke¹ US. Eng
poke-check US. Eng
poke fun at in poke¹ US. Eng

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