coak
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Coak — (k[=o]k), n. See {Coke}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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}.] [1913 Webster] 2. A metallic bushing or strengthening piece… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coak — Coak, v. t. (Carp.) To unite, as timbers, by means of tenons or dowels in the edges or faces. Totten. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coak — coak·um; coak; … English syllables
coak — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coak — I. obsolete variant of coke II. ˈkōk noun ( s) Etymology: probably from (assumed) Old North French coque notch, from Latin coccum excrescence on a tree, berry of the scarlet oak (whence Old French … Useful english dictionary
coak — /kohk/, n. Carpentry. 1. (in a scarf joint) a tenon in one member fitting into a corresponding recess of the other. 2. a dowel through overlapping timbers to prevent one from sliding across the other. [1785 95; of uncert. orig.] * * * … Universalium
coak — n. (Carpentry) type of tenon that connects the face of a scarfed timber with the face of another timber; dowel of hard wood or iron that connects timbers … English contemporary dictionary
Coak's Buildings — North out of Stoney Lane, between Middlesex Street and Gravel Lane. In Portsoken Ward (O.S. 25 in. ed. 1880). Former names : Cook s Buildings (Lockie, 1810 Elmes, 1831). Black Lyon Yard (Rocque, 1746 Horwood, 1799). Black Lion Yard (Strype … Dictionary of London
coakum — coak·um … English syllables
