What does pokeout mean?
Pokeout means (slang, rare, archaic) A handout (gift to the needy).
Pokeout
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pokeout is a noun meaning (slang, rare, archaic) A handout (gift to the needy).
Meaning
(slang, rare, archaic) A handout (gift to the needy).
Example Sentences
He found that instead of being 'a moocher of pokeouts at back doors' he could collect pocketfuls of coins in Bourbon Street in New Orleans by singing in the grog shops and can joints where a table of sailors was provided with glasses and a gallon tin of beer for two bits.
Word Forms
- pokeouts
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How do you use pokeout in a sentence?
He found that instead of being 'a moocher of pokeouts at back doors' he could collect pocketfuls of coins in Bourbon Street in New Orleans by singing in the grog shops and can joints where a table of sailors was provided with glasses and a gallon tin of beer for two bits.
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