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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
poke bonnet
    n 1: a hat tied under the chin [syn: bonnet, poke bonnet]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Poke \Poke\, n.
   1. The act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the
      ribs. --Ld. Lytton.
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   2. A lazy person; a dawdler; also, a stupid or uninteresting
      person. [Slang, U.S.] --Bartlett.
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   3. A contrivance to prevent an animal from leaping or
      breaking through fences. It consists of a yoke with a pole
      inserted, pointed forward. [U.S.]
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   Poke bonnet, a bonnet with a straight, projecting front.
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