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loke

loke

9.9
A small narrow lane in a village or countryside
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : loke

Examples

  • I starve, I'm going to live without you loke cut grass in the sun!

    A Bill of Divorcement (1932)

  • Lose the lokes.

    One Eight Seven (1997)

  • Ginish nish nosh loke.

    Welcome to Willits (2016)

  • The village was connected by a network of narrow lokes that wound through the countryside.

  • We walked along a narrow loke that led us to the hidden field of wildflowers.

  • The map showed several lokes that could be explored for a quieter walk away from the road.

Synonyms

lane
vsloke
405 1.0

A narrow road or a marked part of a road for cars and bikes

is an old rural term for small enclosed passages not modern road marks
byway
vsloke
9 7.4

A small quiet road in the countryside that people do not use often

is an old word for a small enclosed rural passage not a general track
footpath
vsloke
  • UK
9 1.9

A narrow path for people to walk on away from roads

is an older rural term for small enclosed passages not only for walkers
edgeway
vsloke
  • Archaic
1 9.9

An old narrow path that runs along the edge of a field or cliff

is an old rural word for enclosed narrow passages rather than edge routes
laneway
vsloke
  • UK
1 4.4

A narrow passage between buildings in a town or city

is an older rural term for narrow enclosed country passages rather than urban passages
boreen
vsloke
  • Irish
9.9

A narrow country lane in Ireland with hedges or stone walls

is an old rural term used generally rather than regionally
bypath
vsloke
  • Archaic
7.5

A small quiet path in the countryside that few people use

is an old term for small enclosed rural passages rather than modern paths
byroad
vsloke
  • UK
7.7

A small quiet side road in the countryside

is an old rural word for narrow enclosed passages rather than side roads
cartroad
vsloke
  • Archaic
9.3

A rough road in the countryside for carts

is an old word for small enclosed rural passages not mainly for carts
chare
vsloke
  • Archaic
9.9

A narrow street or alley between buildings in old towns

is an old rural term for small enclosed lanes rather than town alleys

How Narrow

loke
  • Archaic
9.9
alley
349 1.0
lane
405 1.0
road
∞ 1.0
highway
629 1.0

Surface Forms

loke singular
lokes plural

Etymology

Loke probably comes from an old word meaning 'to close' or 'enclose', the same idea behind the common word lock. So a loke is like a narrow, enclosed path or little lane.