- (n.collect.&pl.) In Anglo-Saxon times, the people of a group of townships or villages; a community; a tribe.
- (n.collect.&pl.) The persons of one's own family; as, our folks are all well.
- (n.collect.&pl.) People in general or a separate class of people; -- generally used in the plural form, and often with a qualifying adjective; as, the old folks; poor folks.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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