coak
UK/ˈkəʊk/US/ˈkoʊk/
coak noun: a wooden dowel. Also the obsolete spelling of coke.
Noun
coak (countable and uncountable, plural coaks)
Verb
coak (third-person singular simple present coaks, present participle coaking, simple past and past participle coaked)
- To unite (timbers etc.) by means of tenons or dowels in the edges or face.
- The orlop clamps and shelfpieces are then worked, and the beams and half beams placed thereon, these are coaked and bolted thereto[…]1832, The Edinburgh Encyclopedia
Also used as
coak is also the obsolete spelling of coke.
Forms of coak
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | coaks |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | coaks |
| present participle | coaking |
| past participle | coaked |
| past | coaked |
Origin of coak
Uncertain. The 1933 Oxford English Dictionary suggests a possible relation to an Old French cognate of Italian cocca (“notch”), to English cock or to coak, caulk ("drive oakum between planks"), "all referring to the fitting of a projection into a notch, indentation, or hollow".
Words that rhyme with coak
Questions about coak
- What does coak mean?
- Coak means a wooden dowel.
- What part of speech is coak?
- Coak can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce coak?
- Coak is pronounced /ˈkəʊk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of coak?
- The plural of coak is coaks.
Words near coak in the dictionary
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