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Definition of oke in English English dictionary
- A Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian and Wallachian unit of weight, equal to about 2 & 3/4 lbs
- A Turkish and Egyptian weight, equal to about 2¾ pounds
- An Hungarian and Wallachian measure, equal to about 2½ pints
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() Turkish okka,"oke." *OED 2nd edition. 1989. (online) Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2009. from Arabic أوقية (ūqīya), وقية (wiqīya), probably from Ancient Greek οὐγκία (“an ounce”), from Latin uncia.Resimler
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