loke

noun — 4 senses

loke

noun

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.

UK, Dialectal The wicket or hatch of a door.

UK, Dialectal A close narrow lane; a cul-de-sac.

UK, Dialectal A private path or road.

UK, Dialectal A small field or meadow.

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