Definition of "moke" [moke]

• Slang A dull or boring person. (noun)
• Chiefly British Slang A donkey. (noun)
• Australian Slang An old, broken-down horse. (noun)

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