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Oke Money

An obsolete English term for the money collected by various persons at Hocktide. In the Churchwardens' Accounts of St. Dunstan's Church in Canterbury, under the date 1484-1485, occurs the following entry: "Ress. by vs the seyde Wardeynes of Hockemoneye at Ester ix. s. xd."

In other old records the word is variously written Hok Money, Hoke Money, and Oke Money.


See Also: Hock Money
Source: Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)
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