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bakra, bakrie, bokra, bokry noun a sheep 19-20. etymology: Romany bokra; form bakrie attested by Galloway and Perthshire and Argyleshire Tinkler-Gypsies; form bokra attested by Galloway Tinkler-Gypsies; form bakra collected by Simson (1865) and attested by two of his informants; form bokry collected by Joseph F G S Lucas from Kirk Yetholm Gypsies note:

Grellmann (1787) collected the following forms with the same meaning: Bàkera, Bakra, Bakro from Continental gipsies. Smart & Crofton (1875) collected the forms Bókoro, Bokro ‘A sheep’ from English Gypsies.