loke

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noun

The wicket or hatch of a door.

OriginMiddle English loke ← Old English loca ← Proto-Germanic *lukô →
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Meanings

nounloke (plural lokes)

plural lokes

  1. UKdialectalThe wicket or hatch of a door.
  2. UKdialectalA close narrow lane; a cul-de-sac.
  3. UKdialectalA private path or road.
  4. UKdialectalA small field or meadow.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
alley

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*lewg-“to bend, turn”
  2. Proto-Germanic*lukô
  3. Old Englishloca“a bar, bolt; enclosure, stronghold”
  4. Middle Englishloke
  5. Englishloke

From Middle English loke, from Old English loca (“a bar, bolt; enclosure, stronghold”), from Proto-Germanic *lukô, *lukǭ (“lock, clasp, shutter, opening”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend, turn”). Cognate with Icelandic loka (“clasp, latch, lock, bolt”). More at lock.

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APA

loke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loke

MLA

“loke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loke. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loke,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loke.

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