moke

British slang
as in donkey
a sturdy and patient domestic mammal that is used especially to carry things scolded his assistant for having no more intelligence than a moke

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Noun
  • There is a 70-acre farm with hay, fresh eggs, and a handful of animals, including donkeys, goats, horses and ducks.
    Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
  • Here, a donkey, the animal mascot of the Democratic Party, can be seen.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • The parade features dozens of armored combat vehicles, helicopters, vintage warplanes, thousands of soldiers in uniforms from the Revolutionary War to the present, horses, two mules and a dog.
    Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 13 June 2025
  • And pay special attention to those Franco Sarto mules, which are a steep 30% off despite being spotted on Katie Holmes earlier this spring.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • HMAs are designated areas where the BLM tries to manage a sustainable number of horses and burros while keeping rangelands healthy for other uses, like recreation and grazing.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2025
  • In other words, humans will tire out long before the burro.
    Heather Mundt, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2024
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“Moke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moke. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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