Woking

name, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of wok form-of, gerund, participle, present
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town in the borough of Woking, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0058).
  2. 2
    A local government district with borough status in Surrey, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the town.
  3. 3
    A hamlet in Saddle Hills County, Alberta, Canada.

Synonyms

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pan

Example

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"I sent wires from Woking station to every evening paper in London. This advertisement will appear in each of them."

Etymology

From the Old English tribe name *Woc(c)ingas, from the personal name *Woc(c)a + -ingas (“relating to”).

Related phrases

Old Wokingunited kingdom

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