Definition of "buke" []

• A Scotch form of book. (noun)
• The military families of Japan, as distinguished from the kuge, or court nobility; the daimios, or territorial nobility, and their retainers, the samurai. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "A Brooklyn-based duo, Arone Dyer and Aron Sanchez play with customized homemade gear that includes heavy-duty amps, a "toe-bourine," a kick-drum with noisemakers and, of course, the modified baritone ukulele "buke" and guitar-bass hybrid"
• "Their sound consists of what they call a "buke" (a six-string baritone ukulele), a "gass" (a guitar-bass hybrid they invented), some bells, and a kick-drum."
• ""A 'dinna say that they wud read the Doctor's letters, an' a 'dinna say they wud tak a buke as a keepsake, but a' can never forget ane o 'them -- he hed a squint and red hair -- comin' oot frae the cupboard as a 'opened the door."