Meaning & use
sloke
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A type of edible red seaweed, also known as laver, traditionally eaten in Ireland and Scotland.
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Coastal families once gathered sloke from the rocks to boil and eat.
The recipe called for a handful of dried sloke to flavor the broth.
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An Irish and Scottish dialect term for the seaweed more widely known by its Welsh-derived name, laver.
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