coak
[ kohk ]
/ koʊk /
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noun Carpentry.
(in a scarf joint) a tenon in one member fitting into a corresponding recess of the other.
a dowel through overlapping timbers to prevent one from sliding across the other.
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Origin of coak
First recorded in 1785–95; of uncertain origin
Words nearby coak
coagulation necrosis, coagulative, coagulopathy, coagulum, Coahuila, coak, coal, coala, coal ball, coalbin, coal car
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