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Boke

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v. t. & i.1.To poke; to thrust.


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But we must also consider that another foreign import, Christine de Pizan's pro-woman The Boke of the Cyte of Ladyes (1521, trans.
Apology for the Woman Writing and Other Works by Robin, Diana / Renaissance Quarterly
Additionally, following the publication of John Fitzherbert's Boke of Husbondrye in 1523, for over a century works by Thomas Tusser, Barnabe Googe, Andrew Yarranton, and others argued to wealthy landowners that changes in agricultural practices (especially the substituting of indigenous plants with ryegrass, clover, trefoil, carrots, turnips, and sainfoin) could lead to dramatic increases in crop yields and profit.
Ecocritical approaches to Renaissance literature by Hiltner, Ken / Academic Exchange Quarterly
Within this framework, the author examines the attitudes towards boke amongst the Japanese elderly.
Taming Oblivion: Aging Bodies and the Fear of Senility in Japan. ... by Nandi, Shivani / Pacific Affairs
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