Lukeness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Luke \Luke\ (l[=u]k), a. [Prob. fr. lew, perh. influenced by AS.
     wl[ae]c warm, lukewarm, remiss. Cf. Lew.]
     Moderately warm; not hot; tepid; lukewarm. -- {Luke"ness}, n.
     [Obs.]
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           Nine penn'orth o'brandy and water luke.  --Dickens.
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