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COKESES
Noun
cokeses
plural of cokes
Source: Wiktionary
COKES
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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COAXING
(adjective) pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; “a coaxing and obsequious voice”; “her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable”
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