oaky

/ (ˈəʊkɪ) /

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adjective oakier or oakiest

hard like the wood of an oak

(of a wine) having a pleasant flavour imparted by the oak barrel in which it was stored

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Words nearby oaky

Oaks, oaktag, oakum, Oakville, oak wilt, oaky, Oamaru stone, O & M, O and O, oanshagh, OAO

British Dictionary definitions for oaky (2 of 2)

oaky²

/ (ˈəʊkɪ) /

noun plural oakies

Midland English dialect an ice cream

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How to use oaky in a sentence

No wonder the ravens had sought the Wolsey Oaky and croaked forth Doom therefrom so long!
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