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loke

loke noun: the wicket or hatch of a door.

Noun

loke (plural lokes)

  1. (UK, dialectal) The wicket or hatch of a door.
  2. (UK, dialectal) A close narrow lane; a cul-de-sac.
  3. (UK, dialectal) A private path or road.
  4. (UK, dialectal) A small field or meadow.

Forms of loke

plurallokes

Origin of loke

From Middle English loke, from Old English loca (“a bar, bolt; enclosure, stronghold”), from Proto-Germanic *lukô, *lukǭ (“lock, clasp, shutter, opening”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend, turn”). Cognate with Icelandic loka (“clasp, latch, lock, bolt”). More at lock.

Questions about loke

What does loke mean?
Loke means the wicket or hatch of a door.
What part of speech is loke?
Loke is a noun.
What is the plural of loke?
The plural of loke is lokes.

Words near loke in the dictionary

  1. lokao
  2. Lokapala
  3. Lokapalas
  4. Lokasenna
  5. Lokchina
  6. loke
  7. Lokean
  8. Lokeans
  9. lokelani
  10. lokelanis
  11. Lokele

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