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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loke

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
loke
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The wicket or hatch of a door.

British usage

noun

A close narrow lane; a cul-de-sac.

British usage

noun

A private path or road.

British usage

noun

A small field or meadow.

British usage

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

lokes (plural)

Questions

What does loke mean?
The wicket or hatch of a door.
Where does loke come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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