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Brewer's: Nickname
“An eke name,” written A noke name. An additional name, an ag-nomen. The “eke” of a beehive is the piece added to the bottom to enlarge the hive. (See Now A Days.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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