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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COAK. [See Coke.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.] 2. A metallic bushing or strengthening piece in the center of a wooden block sheave.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Coak Coak (k[=o]k), n. See Coke, n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Coak Coak, v. t. (Carp.) To unite, as timbers, by means of tenons or dowels in the edges or faces. --Totten.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.] Gas coke, the coke formed in gas retorts, as distinguished from that made in ovens.