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Poking

Parf of speech: Verb, OED Year: 1811, OED Evaluation: N/A

To potter about; to move or work in a desultory, ineffective, or dawdling way

ExampleMeaning
I love driving. I love driving. I can get in a car and drive forever. I could just- I just love it. Now, I love stopping and poking, but I- driving is- I don't mind driving at all, I just love it. I just kinda get in there and go.
Move slowly
Speaker: Joyce Dowell, Gender: Female, Age at interview: 57, Interview: 2007, Belleville
ExampleMeaning
Dad said they used to camp over here and it took them two weeks to get the logs out from underneath the bridge here. Because they had to keep poking.
Move slowly
Speaker: Kurt Laguin, Gender: Male, Age at interview: 57, Interview: 2013, Almonte
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