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poky

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poky, pokey
the Chiefly US and Canadian slang prison


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"Of course," Juliet said, "after Tredowen it seems very small, almost poky, but it isn't, really, and Tredowen was not for me all my days.
The Malefactor by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
She is just dull and poky and never seems to have a good time.
Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
`I'm sure those are not the right words,' said poor Alice, and her eyes filled with tears again as she went on, `I must be Mabel after all, and I shall have to go and live in that poky little house, and have next to no toys to play with, and oh
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Carroll, Lewis View in context
 
 
 
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