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FOLK, n. foke. L. vulgus. The sense is a crowd, from collecting or pressing, not from following, but from the same root, as to follow is to press toward. Gr. Originally and properly it had no plural, being a collective noun but in modern use, in America, it has lost its singular number, and we hear it only in the plural. It is a colloquial word, not admissible into elegant style.

1. People in general, or any part of them without distinction. What do folks say respecting the war? Men love to talk about the affairs of other folks.

2. Certain people, discriminated from others as old folks, and young folks. Children sometimes call their parents, the old folks. So we say sick folks poor folks proud folks.

3. In scripture, the singular number is used as a few sick folk impotent folk. Mark 6 . John 5 .

4. Animals.

The coneys are but a feeble folk. Proverbs 30 .

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Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.

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