English word origin

Etymology of hoke

From Middle English hoke, from Old English hōc.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

Alternative form of hook.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English hoke, from Old English hōc.

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Inherited-form mentionhokeenm
Inherited-form mentionhōcang

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Source etymology 2

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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.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From hokum.

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Source etymology 3

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verb

To scrounge, to grub.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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

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Cognate mentionhowksco

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