Definition of Foks
{ Folk (fōk), Folks (fōks) },
n. collect. & pl. [AS. folc; akin to D.
volk, OS. & OHG. folk, G. volk, Icel.
fōlk, Sw. & Dan. folk, Lith. pulkas crowd,
and perh. to E. follow.] 1. (Eng.
Hist.) In Anglo-Saxon times, the people of a group of
townships or villages; a community; a tribe. [Obs.]
The organization of each folk, as such, sprang
mainly from war. J. R. Green.
2. People in general, or a separate class of
people; -- generally used in the plural form, and often with a
qualifying adjective; as, the old folks; poor
folks. [Colloq.]
In winter's tedious nights, sit by the fire
With good old folks, and let them tell thee
tales. Shak.
3. The persons of one's own family; as, our
folks are all well. [Colloq. New Eng.]
Bartlett.
Folk song, one of a class of songs long
popular with the common people. -- Folk
speech, the speech of the common people, as
distinguished from that of the educated class.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The members of one's household; especially one's parents and immediate family.
My folks visit us at Christmas.
- People in general; everybody or anybody.
Lots of folks like to travel during the holidays.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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