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Definition of Pokiest
1. poky [adj] - See also: poky
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pokiest
Literary usage of Pokiest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1897)
"It 's the pokiest, blackest — well, I 'm hungry; I guess 1 '11 stay. Here,
Claudine, take my hat!" Stay they did, and were comfortably lodged, ..."
2. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1898)
"The ladies were in their pokiest old head-gear and most dingy gowns, when they
perceived the carriage approaching ; and considering, of course, ..."
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