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coke

15 ENTRIES FOUND:

1coke

noun \ˈkōk\

Definition of COKE

: the residue of coal left after destructive distillation and used as fuel; also : a similar residue left by other materials (as petroleum) distilled to dryness

Origin of COKE

perhaps from dialect coke, colk core, from Middle English; akin to Swedish kälk pith
First Known Use: 1669

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