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oke
noun 3
Collocations
2OKE + NOUN
2lbs, french, nchangu, oz, poetry, yoruba
PREP.
in, up, with, with
Definitions
noun
1
Alternative form of oka.
At Constantinople, the cantaro, or quintal, contains 44 okes, or 100 rottoli; and the cantaro weighs about 123¾ lbs. avoirdupois, the oke 2lbs. 13 oz., and the rottolo 19⁴⁄₅ oz., and the chequee 11¼ oz. avoirdupois... At Smyrna, the cantaro, or kintal, contains 45 okes, or 100 rottoli. The batman is 6 okes, or 2400 drachms; and the oke is 400 drachms, and the rottolo = 180 drachms. The cantaro of 45 okes weighs 123 lbs. 4 oz. avoirdupois; and, therefore, the oke is = 2 lbs. 11 oz. 13 drs. avoirdupois...
noun
1
Man; guy; bloke.
An oke meets up with his ex-wife at a party. After a few dops, he puts his arm around her and suggests they go to bed. 'Over my dead body,' she snarls at him. He downs his drink and says, 'I see you haven't changed.'
I had initiated an African ritual by giving the pipe to him. And you can never stay befuck with an oke you smoke nchangu with.
noun
1
Obsolete spelling of oak.
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At Constantinople, the cantaro, or quintal, contains 44 okes, or 100 rottoli; and the cantaro weighs about 123¾ lbs. avoirdupois, the oke 2lbs. 13 oz., and the rottolo 19⁴⁄₅ oz., and the chequee 11¼ o
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An oke meets up with his ex-wife at a party. After a few dops, he puts his arm around her and suggests they go to bed. 'Over my dead body,' she snarls at him. He downs his drink and says, 'I see you h
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I had initiated an African ritual by giving the pipe to him. And you can never stay befuck with an oke you smoke nchangu with.
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When that oke talked, I listened.
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Oke speaks Yoruba, French, Arabic, and English.
Tatoeba · #1294045706
Oke writes poetry in Yoruba.
Tatoeba · #12940481Usage Notes
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