droke
droke n 174. Mr. Thomas speculated that this term comes from "drook", meaning a long narrow valley which has steep, wooded sides. My mother says that if drouch is pronounced as drok, she would define it as a furrow. example: "I placed the potato seeds down in the droke." DNE-cit...
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| Summary: | droke n 174. Mr. Thomas speculated that this term comes from "drook", meaning a long narrow valley which has steep, wooded sides. My mother says that if drouch is pronounced as drok, she would define it as a furrow. example: "I placed the potato seeds down in the droke." DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN APR 1973 JH APR 1973 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used |
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