slokanAnglo-Irish. Also 8 slukane, 9 slocaun, sloukawn. [ad.Ir.sleabhacán: see next and slawk.] = next. 1758[see slawk 1].1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Slokan, Sloke, names for the edible sea-weed..also called laver.1866Treas.Bot. 1065/1 Sloak, Sloke, or Sloukawn.