noun
Meaning 1
Obsolete form of book.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, obsolete
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
boke
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /bəʊk/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: /boʊk/
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rhymes with -əʊk
verb
Meaning 2
To thrust or push out; butt; poke.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, ambitransitive, dialectal
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verb
Meaning 3
To retch or vomit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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History
Etymology
From Scots bock, attested from the 16th century.