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hok

hok [ hawk ] (plural hoks) or hok·kie [ hawkee ] (plural hok·kies)


noun  South Africa 
Definition:
 
1. animal enclosure: an enclosure for confining domestic animals

2. hut: a small hut

[Mid-19th century. < Afrikaans]
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