oke

n. [ Turk. okkah, fr. Ar. ūkīyah, wakīyah, prob. fr. Gr. o'yggi`a, o'ygki`a, an ounce, fr. L. uncia. Cf. Ounce a weight. ] 1. A Turkish and Egyptian weight, equal to about 23/4 pounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An Hungarian and Wallachian measure, equal to about 21/2 pints. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. from Lorenz Oken, a German naturalist. ] (Min.) A massive and fibrous mineral of a whitish color, chiefly hydrous silicate of lime. [ 1913 Webster ]