coak

1 of 3

obsolete variant of coke

coak

2 of 3

noun

ˈkōk

plural -s

1

a

: a projecting tenon connecting the face of a scarfed timber with the similarly scarfed face of another timber compare scarf joint

b

: a dowel of hard wood or metal let into timbers to unite them or keep them from slipping compare cog

2

: a metallic bushing or strengthening piece in the center of a wooden block sheave

coak

3 of 3

transitive verb

"

-ed/-ing/-s

: to unite by a coak

Word History

Etymology

Noun

probably from (assumed) Old North French coque notch, from Latin coccum excrescence on a tree, berry of the scarlet oak (whence Old French coche notch), from Greek kokkos berry of the scarlet oak, core of fruit

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