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(1):

(n.) Something said for the sake of exciting a laugh; something witty or sportive (commonly indicating more of hilarity or humor than jest); a jest; a witticism; as, to crack good-natured jokes.

(2):

(n.) Something not said seriously, or not actually meant; something done in sport.

(3):

(v. t.) To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally; to banter; as, to joke a comrade.

(4):

(v. i.) To do something for sport, or as a joke; to be merry in words or actions; to jest.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Joke'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​j/joke.html. 1828.
 
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