Moke (slang): Difference between revisions

 

Also of note is the reference in Captain [[Joshua Slocum]]'s ''Voyage of the Liberdade'',<ref>Slocum, Captain Joshua. ''Voyage of the Liberdade''. New York: Dover Publications, 1998.</ref> where the term refers to a native of the Bahamas.

 

J. R. R. Tolkien uses the word in the poem "Perry the Winkle;" e.g., "then all the people went with a will, by pony, cart, or moke".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tolkien |first=J. R. R. |title=Perry Guiños (poem, with Spanish translation) |url=https://uan.nu/dti/perry1.html |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=uan.nu}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason="Autonomous University of Númenor" is a Spanish language Tolkien related blog (albeit a very interesting one).|date=October 2022}}