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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1766

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EV'-CLOKE, n. comb. An evening beetle.Per. 1766 A. Nicol Poems 54:
When midges dance, and ev'-cloke bums.

[Eve + cloke, beetle (see Clock, n.2).]

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