Bloak

Quick meaning: Bloak is a noun meaning Archaic spelling of bloke.

Meaning

Archaic spelling of bloke.

Example Sentences

Mr Clevver comes up then. Hes stanning there waching the salting bloak' and hes hummering to his self a littl.

It might do for some bloaks as come there and was too miserable to look arter their a'pence, but he'd see 'em all—first before they fiddled him out of a farden.

Now I tell yer straight, I don't call it square for two big bloaks like us to tackle [i.e., steal from] one poor woman, and she a widder, and p'raps as 'ard up as us; it isn't English.

He accordingly opened it [a letter], and read as follows:– / "Tim put on the tats yesterday and went out a durry-nakin on the shadows, gadding a hoof. He buzzed a bloak and a shakester of a yack and a skin. [..."] [W]e will lay before our readers a translation of the slang document:– / "Tim dressed himself in rags yesterday, and went out disguised as a beggar half-naked and without shoes or stockings. He robbed a gentleman and a lady of a watch and a purse. [..."]

Word Forms

• bloaks

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bloke, blake, brotherboy, posterboy, boyo, masculine.

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