roke
/ɹəʊk/
roke noun: fog, mist; light rain; smoke, vapour; damp.
Noun (1)
roke (countable and uncountable, plural rokes)
Noun (2)
roke (plural rokes)
- A defect in an ingot of steel: a depression lined with scale.
- It was found by examination of numerous sections of roky shell that it was not possible to estimate the extent of a roke by its appearance on the surface. The filing of a groove across the roke gives some […] indication as to its depth, […]1921, Iron & Coal Trades Review, volume 103, page 337
- A measurement of coal ore.
- of which custom the aforesaid John Parlby being not in the least ignorant, on the 20th day of Jun, in the second year of the reign of our Lord the present King, at the same pit, received and had a whole roke of coals, value 18d., by the delivery of the said Richard, together with a sign for one...1889, “Action for Breach of a Custom observed in delivering Coal at Wollaton Pit, 1549, April 1”, in Records of the Borough of Nottingham: 1547-1625, page 11
- In 1450 certain lands at Codnor were exchanged subject to the condition that one of the parites should receive yearly three roke of coal if any 'myne of cole' were got.1907, William Page, The Victoria History of the County of Derby - Volume 2, page 351
roke meaning in Urdu
roke in Urdu
- بھاپ, بخار, دھند
Forms of roke
| plural | rokes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | roak |
| alternative form | rook |
| alternative form | rouk |
Origin of roke
From Middle English roke (“fog, vapour, cloud”), probably from Old Norse roka ("whirlwind, fine spray"; compare Old Norse særoka (“seaspray”)), reinforced later by Middle Dutch roke, rooc (“smoke”), from Old Dutch rouc (“steam, vapour”), from Proto-Germanic *raukiz (“smoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *rewg- (“to erupt, vomit, burp”), from *rew- (“to roar, growl, grumble”). Cognate with Scots rok, roik, rouk (“mist, fog, cloud”), Dutch rook (“smoke, fog”), German Rauch (“smoke, fume”), Swedish rök (“smoke, fume, steam, reek”), West Frisian reek, riik (“smoke, fume”). More at reek. Compare dialectal rawk, which is related, and rag (“fog”) (see raggy (“foggy”)), which may or may not be.
Unclear; perhaps related to dialect rauk, rawk, a northern English dialectal word for a mark, including e.g. a defect on cloth.
Words that rhyme with roke
Questions about roke
- What does roke mean?
- Roke means fog, mist; light rain; smoke, vapour; damp.
- What is roke in Urdu?
- Roke in Urdu is بھاپ, بخار, دھند. See Roke meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is roke?
- Roke is a noun.
- How do you pronounce roke?
- Roke is pronounced /ɹəʊk/.
- What is the plural of roke?
- The plural of roke is rokes.
Words near roke in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: roke (page history and authors); roke (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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