Hypertext Webster Gateway: "oke"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Oke \Oke\, n. [Turk. okkah, fr. Ar. [=u]k[imac]yah,
wak[imac]yah, prob. fr. Gr. ?, ?, an ounce, fr. L. uncia. Cf.
{Ounce} a weight.]
1. A Turkish and Egyptian weight, equal to about 23/4 pounds.
2. An Hungarian and Wallachian measure, equal to about 21/2
pints.
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