Definition of HOKE

hoke

Plural: hokes

Noun

  • Alternative form of hook.
  • Something contrived or artificial.

Verb

  • To ascribe a false or artificial quality to; to pretend falsely to have some quality or to be doing something, etc.
  • To scrounge, to grub.
  • HOKED, HOKING, HOKES to give false value to

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English hoke, from Old English hōc.

Scrabble Score: 11

hoke: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
hoke: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hoke: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

hoke is a valid Words With Friends word