The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Coak \Coak\, v. t. (Carp.)
To unite, as timbers, by means of tenons or dowels in the
edges or faces. --Totten.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Coak \Coak\ (k[=o]k), n.
See Coke, n.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Coak \Coak\, n.
1. (Carp.) A kind of tenon connecting the face of a scarfed
timber with the face of another timber, or a dowel or pin
of hard wood or iron uniting timbers. [Also spelt coag.]
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2. A metallic bushing or strengthening piece in the center of
a wooden block sheave.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Coke \Coke\, n. [Perh. akin to cake, n.]
Mineral coal charred, or depriver of its bitumen, sulphur, or
other volatile matter by roasting in a kiln or oven, or by
distillation, as in gas works. It is lagerly used where ?
smokeless fire is required. [Written also coak.]
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Gas coke, the coke formed in gas retorts, as distinguished
from that made in ovens.
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