Loke

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The wicket or hatch of a door. UK, dialectal
  2. 2
    A close narrow lane; a cul-de-sac. UK, dialectal
  3. 3
    A private path or road. UK, dialectal
  4. 4
    A small field or meadow. UK, dialectal

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.

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