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droke

[ drohk ]

noun

Canadian (chiefly Atlantic Provinces and Northwest Territories).
  1. a valley with steeply sloping sides.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of droke1

First recorded in 1779–80; of uncertain origin; compare southwest England dialect drock “wooden part of a plow” and droke “furrow, ditch; underground watercourse”
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“There needs to be a real reckoning and real accountability for what happened there,” said Ms. Droke, who worked at the paper from 2006 to 2019, including as an assistant managing editor.

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A former staff photographer, Rebecca Droke, said he kissed her, unexpectedly and inappropriately, while they were seated next to each other at a gathering after an awards banquet in Harrisburg in 2013.

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That is a broader standard than guidelines followed by many states and the IRS, according to Michael Droke, an employment law partner at Dorsey and Whitney.

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"The pendulum is swinging away from classifying workers as contractors and toward employees," said Michael Droke, an employment law partner at Dorsey and Whitney.

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