Coak


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(kōk)
n.1.See Coke, 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.
2.A metallic bushing or strengthening piece in the center of a wooden block sheave.
v. t.1.(Carp.) To unite, as timbers, by means of tenons or dowels in the edges or faces.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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