moke

Definition of mokenext
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
  • Visitors can attend shows for cattle, swine, goats, sheep, horses, donkeys and poultry.
    Brayden Garcia January 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The few visible trails had been kept open by the passage of wild donkeys descended from colonial-era pack animals.
    Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • As an example from the story, Walpole recalled how the three princes realized that a mule was blind in its right eye after observing that only the grass on the left side of the road had been eaten.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The crew began the journey, dodging yaks and mules at 9,337 feet.
    Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • And more than 70,000 wild horses and burros now compete with livestock for forage.
    Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Saguaro cactuses are a keystone species in the Sonoran desert, but are facing new threats, such as rising temperatures, drought and even predators, like wild burros, that eat nearby shade plants.
    John Leos, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Moke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moke. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.

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