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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An obsolete form of cuckoo.

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Examples

  • Ma ka pili o ka wanaao, hiki lakou i kahi e kokoke iki aku ana i

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • A ma ia hope mai, i ke kokoke ana i ko Kailiokalauokekoa mau la hope, waiho aku la oia i olelo kuoha no ka malama ana ia Kanikawi ka laua ohe kapu me kana kane, e like me ke kauoha a Kauakahialii:

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • A no kela olelo a Aiwohikupua, pane mai la o Hauailiki, "Aole e loaa ia oe, no ka mea, ua ike aku la wau i ke kapu o ke Alii wahine, a kapukapu no hoi me ou mau kaikuahine, hookahi nae kaikuahine huhu loa, o kahi mea uuku, nolaila ko'u manao paa aole e loaa ia oe, a he uku no kou kokoke aku."

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • Alaila, olelo mai ke Kahuna ia Malaekahana, "O hoi, a kokoke i ko la hanau, alaila, hele mai oe i o'u nei, i nana aku au i keia hapai ana."

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • Noho iho la laua ekolu la, kokoke i ka wa e pau ai ka haumia o

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • A kokoke i na la hanau, i ka malama o Ikuwa, i na la kapu heiau, hoomanao ae la o Malaekahana i ke kauoha a ke Kahuna.

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • A hiki lakou ma Keaau, ia lakou e kokoke aku ana e hiki, ike mua mai la

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • Mahope iho o ko lakou kuka ana no lakou iho, haalele lakou ia Honolii, hoi aku la a uka o Paliuli, ma kahi e kokoke aku ana i ka hale o

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • Ia manawa e hele aku oe e hoike mua ia oe, a kokoke aku i ke awakea, alaila, e hoi oe i kou hale; aia a hiki aku mahope iho o ka auina la, ia manawa, e hoouhi aku wau i ka noe maluna o ka aina, a maluna hoi o kahi e akoakoa ai na kanaka.

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • I ke kokoke ana aku i ua la nui nei, iho aku la o Waka mai Paliuli aku e halawai me Kekalukaluokewa a olelo aku la o Waka ia Kekaluka luokewa:

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

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  • At least it's not extinct.

    March 9, 2011