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moke

[mohk]
–noun
1. Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a black person.
2. British Slang. a donkey.
3. Australian Slang. a poor-looking, inferior horse.

Origin:
1840–50; orig. uncert.
moke   (mōk)   
n.   Slang
  1. A dull or boring person.
  2. Chiefly British A donkey.
  3. Australian An old, broken-down horse.

[Origin unknown.]

Moke

Moke\, n. A donkey. [Cant] --Thackeray.

Moke

Moke\, n. A mesh of a net, or of anything resembling a net. --Halliwell.

Moke

Moke\, n. 1. A stupid person; a dolt; a donkey.

2. A negro. [U. S.]

3. (Theat. Slang) [More fully musical moke.] A performer, as a minstrel, who plays on several instruments.
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