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coaking

coaking is the present participle and gerund of coak.

Meaning of coak

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.
    • 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

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What is coaking the present participle and gerund of?
Coaking is the present participle and gerund of coak.

Words near coaking in the dictionary

  1. coaiti
  2. coaitis
  3. coak
  4. coaked
  5. Coakes
  6. coaking
  7. Coakley
  8. Coakleys
  9. coaks
  10. coakum
  11. coal

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