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Webster 1913 Edition

Boke

Boke

,
Verb.
T.
&
I.
To poke; to thrust.
[Obs. or Dial.]

Definition 2024

Boke

Boke

See also: boke, bókè, bokë, and Böke

Translingual

Proper noun

Boke

  1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Norman Hill Boke (1913-).

boke

boke

See also: Boke, bókè, bokë, and Böke

English

Alternative forms

Verb

boke ‎(third-person singular simple present bokes, present participle boking, simple past and past participle boked)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, Britain dialectal) To thrust or push out; butt; poke.
  2. (intransitive) To retch or vomit.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboːkə/
  • Rhymes: -oːkə
  • Hyphenation: bo‧ke

Noun

boke n ‎(plural bokes)

  1. Diminutive of bo

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

boke

  1. rōmaji reading of ぼけ
  2. rōmaji reading of ボケ

Novial

Noun

boke ‎(plural bokes)

  1. mouth

Scots

Alternative forms

Verb

boke

  1. to vomit

Walloon

Etymology

From Latin bucca.

Noun

boke f ‎(plural bokes)

  1. (anatomy) mouth

Synonyms

  • boutche

See also

Etymology

Origin uncertain. Possibily a variation of poke, or a blend of butt +‎ poke.

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