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Added 8 October 2026

hoke

/hoʊk/ noun

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Alternative form of hook.

verb

To ascribe a false or artificial quality to; to pretend falsely to have some quality or to be doing something, etc.

noun

Something contrived or artificial.

verb

To scrounge, to grub.

Origin

From Middle English hoke, from Old English hōc.

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