different between blakey vs blokey

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From Blakey, a brand name of cast-iron shoe protectors invented in 1880 by John Blakey.

blakey (plural blakeys)

A metal stud or plate fixed to the sole or heel of a shoe to prevent excessive wear.
Synonym: seg
- 1943, Raymond Postgate, Somebody at the Door (page 78)
  She wouldn't actually bring the shoes herself, but she would drive down with any complaints or remarks. I was expected to know instantly […] which pair she meant out of a sackful, and be able to suggest rubber heels, or a blakey, or whatever she would like.

bloke +? -y

blokey (comparative blokier, superlative blokiest)

(Britain, Australia, informal) Associated with the mainstream male culture, particularly blue-collar.
Tennis isn't a blokey sport.

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