coke

English

/kəʊk/, /koʊk/

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English colke.

Origin

Middle English

colke

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