moke

Example Sentences

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The races came to Dandaloo, And all the cornstalks from the West, On ev'ry kind of moke and screw, Came forth in all their glory drest.

From The Man from Snowy River by Paterson, A. B. (Andrew Barton)

Well, I call it shabby givin' 'em a kerridge without even so much as a old moke to dror it.

From Punch,or The London Charivari, Volume 105, July 22nd, 1893 by Various

Both these camels have saddle-sores, as you see, and the old moke foaled the other day, but the youngster died.

From Burning Sands by Weigal, Arthur

Grey mare belongs to you, boss—don't she?—an' the black moke with the Roman nose follerin'?

From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph

The gawky camel shuffles along, a picture of woe with a load of 2 cwt. to 4 cwt., whilst the little moke trips smartly with almost an equal weight upon his back.

From Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan by Burleigh, Bennet