Word of the
Day for Thursday 17th July 2014
Droke \ drohk \,
noun;
1. Canadian (chiefly Atlantic Provinces and Northwest Territories) . a valley
with steeply sloping sides.
Quotes:
No one was privy to the goings on at the house in the droke,
though there was plenty of speculation about the rituals being performed
to rid Mrs. Gallery of the cross her husband had become.
-- Michael Crummey, Galore , 2009
We had a boil-up in a droke - a sheltered bunch of trees.
We walked for another hour. At the edge of a frozen bog they pointed
to a grey-and-white caribou stag.
-- Michael Winter, The Big Why , 2004
Origin:
Droke is a Canadian dialectic term that has been used since the late 1700’s.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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