Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Oke \Oke\, n. [Turk. okkah, fr. Ar. [=u]k[imac]yah,
   wak[imac]yah, prob. fr. Gr. ?, ?, an ounce, fr. L. uncia. Cf.
   {Ounce} a weight.]
   1. A Turkish and Egyptian weight, equal to about 23/4 pounds.

   2. An Hungarian and Wallachian measure, equal to about 21/2
      pints.