"woak" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /woʊk/ Forms: woaks [plural]
Rhymes: -oʊk Etymology: Like one, the word oak acquired an intrusive initial /w/ in some dialects beginning already in the 1400s with Middle English wocke (“oak”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wocke||oak}} Middle English wocke (“oak”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} woak (plural woaks)
  1. (England, dialectal, possibly obsolete) An oak. Tags: England, dialectal, obsolete, possibly

Inflected forms

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