Etymology

hoke

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Today it means: To ascribe a false or artificial quality to; to pretend falsely to have some quality or to be doing something, etc. Full definition →

Middle English hoke ← Old English hōc
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hoke · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromhōc
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhoke
  3. English todayhoke

From Middle English hoke, from Old English hōc.

hoke · verb, noun2

From hokum.

hoke · verb3

From the root of holk (“hollow cavity”). Compare Scots howk.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishhoke all →

hookhuck

Old Englishhōc all →

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