coker

[ koh-ker ]

/ ˈkoʊ kər /

Often cokers. an inhabitant of the mountains of the coal-mining regions of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

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First recorded in 1785–95; coke¹ + -er¹

coker²

[ koh-ker ]

/ ˈkoʊ kər /

Nearly a third of general-election voters in Florida are over 65, says Coker.
Rick Perry’s Swing-Voter Problem|Jill Lawrence|September 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
As Coker notes, the state has heavy concentrations of transplants from the Northeast and Midwest.
Rick Perry’s Swing-Voter Problem|Jill Lawrence|September 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
When we were past the fall of the Wire, we coasted vp by the salt cotes, to Coker.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Description of Britaine|Raphaell Holinshed
Coker recalls vividly the Indians of the area in the days before 1870.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration

"Bultitude thinks he can run," said Coker, with an amiable unbelief in any disinterestedness.
Vice Versa|F. Anstey
We stopped for the night at this habitation, and found it to be occupied by a Mr. Coker.
Scenes and Adventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
Bellamy, Coker says built the road with slave labor and as an investment, realizing much money on tolls on it for many years.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration