coak

English

Noun

coak (countable and uncountable, plural coaks)

1. a wooden dowel
2. (nautical) the brass bearing in the sheave of a block
3. Obsolete spelling of coke. (coal fuel)

Verb

coak (third-person singular simple present coaks, present participle coaking, simple past and past participle coaked)

1. To unite (timbers etc.) by means of tenons or dowels in the edges or face.

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