pōkē - dark; dirty; gloomy
poke - pollute
Pōkē, pōkēkē. 1. a. Dark, gloomy, sullen.
2. n. Dark cloud, darkness. He pokeke Uenuku i tu ai (P. 25).
‖ kēkēao, pokeao.
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Poke (i), n. Greens, turnip tops, etc. E tia te poke; me te maunu koura !
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Poke (ii), a. Soiled, dirty. Kei poke ou kakahu.
pokepoke. 1. v.t. Mix up with water or other fluid. He mea hanga ki te oneone, he mea pokepoke ki te paruparu.—Tae atu ki te parapara maunu, pokepokea iho ki nga toto (Pi. 135, 4).
2. n. A rough plaited mat of flax leaves.
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Poke (iii). 1. v.i. Appear, as a spirit. Ka poke mai te tupapaku ka wehi koe.
2. v.t. Haunt. Ka tikina mai matou ka pokea e te atua (W. iv, 145).
3. Beset in numbers, work at in crowds. Ka peke mai tini o Irawaru hai poke mo katou (S.). He mea poke tonu e te tangata te hanga o te taiepa.
popoke, pokepoke = poke, 3. E hoa ma, pokepokea mai o tatou purapura kia awe te oti.
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Poke (iv), n. American axe; called also toki poke.
pokepoke, n. Bullet.
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