Definition of hokes:
(v) :
(slang) To ascribe a false or artificial quality to; to pretend falsely to have some quality or to be doing something, etc.
(n) :
Something contrived or artificial.
(v) :
(Ireland) To scrounge, to grub.
(n) :
A surname.
(n) :
(obsolete) Alternative form of hook. [A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.]