Definition of coke
: the residue of coal left after destructive distillation and used as fuel; also : a similar residue left by other materials (such as petroleum) distilled to dryness
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Origin and Etymology of coke
perhaps from dialect coke, colk core, from Middle English; akin to Swedish kälk pith
coke
Definition of coke
coked
;coking
transitive verb
: to change into coke
intransitive verb
: to become coke or like coke
Origin and Etymology of coke
by shortening & alteration
Coke
playDefinition of Coke
Sir Edward 1552–1634 Lord Coke English jurist
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coke
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: gray lumps of fuel made by heating soft coal in a closed chamber until some of its gases have passed off
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