First Known Use: 1669
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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
2coke
verb
cokedcok·ing
Definition of COKE
transitive verb
: to change into coke
intransitive verb
: to become coke or like coke
First Known Use of COKE
1763
3coke
noun
Coke
trademark \ˈkōk\
Definition of COKE
—used for a cola drink
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Coke
biographical name \ˈku̇k, ˈkōk\
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coke
noun \ˈkōk\
Definition of COKE for Kids
: 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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