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COKES
Etymology 1
Noun
cokes
plural of coke
Verb
cokes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coke
Etymology 2
Noun
cokes (plural cokeses)
(obsolete) A simpleton; a dupe.
Anagrams
• scoke
Noun
Cokes
plural of Coke
Anagrams
• scoke
Source: Wiktionary
Cokes, n. Etym: [OE. Cf. Coax.]
Definition: A simpleton; a gull; a dupe. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
COKE
Coke, n. Etym: [Perh. akin to cake, n.]
Definition: Mineral coal charred, or depriver of its bitumen, sulphur, or other volatile matter by roasting in a kiln or oven, or by distillation, as in gas works. It is lagerly used where [Written also coak.] Gas coke, the coke formed in gas retorts, as distinguished from that made in ovens.
Coke, v. t.
Definition: To convert into coke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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