Loke (noun) (British)
low-k
a lane, or more specifically a blind alley
Late 18th century; earliest use found in William Marshall (bap. 1745, d. 1818), agricultural writer and land agent. Probably the reflex of Old English loca enclosed space.
Example sentences
“They’ve led us down a metaphorical loke now, with no end game.”
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