moke

• “Some presents were distributed amongst them, of which the most valuable, in their estimation, were empty wine-bottles, which they called moke, this word was however used by them for water also, so that it was doubtful whether the word meant the article itself or the vessel that contained it.”

  Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1

• “Besides a warrant f'r a moke was the same as a letther iv inthroduction to th 'warden iv th' pinitinchry.”

  Mr. Dooley's Philosophy

• “It was a ragged, unkempt pony, pitifully poor and very footsore, at first sight, an absolute "moke"; but a second glance showed colossal round ribs, square hips, and a great length of rein, the rest hidden beneath a wealth of loose hair.”

  Three Elephant Power and Other Stories

• “[S] moke from urban firestorms in a regional war would rise into the upper troposphere due to pyroconvection ... and then might induce significant climactic anomalies on global scales.”

  I'm an uncle! (first of many follow-ons)

• “Suddenly some moke to the right sat on his horn, and stayed on it for several seconds.”

  Mary, Mary

• “‘I believe she thinks more of that old moke than me and the children all put together,’ says Joe Moreton.”

  Robbery Under Arms

• “Please don't let him hate me. moke swirled along the low ceiling of the Shawn Fan.”

  Step into Chaos

• “Some girls ore married as children to moke sure they will be virgins.”

  Chapter 17

• “He checked out a poor moke porter who wore a dazed, flat look, as if life had left hirm behind about thirty years ago.”

  Cat & Mouse

• “No one had bothered to put the canvas over the Mini-moke, to shield it from the sun.”

  Smokescreen

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