Quoke

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of quake archaic, form-of, participle, past

    "In corroboration of such terrific doings of nature, and to shew that the solid earth must have quoke from its foundation, up comes the cook from the kitchen, solemnly swearing by her sole and flounder, that the very spit shook, and every pan clattered."

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"In corroboration of such terrific doings of nature, and to shew that the solid earth must have quoke from its foundation, up comes the cook from the kitchen, solemnly swearing by her sole and flounder, that the very spit shook, and every pan clattered."

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