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noun
1.
the solid product resulting from the destructive distillation of coal in an oven or closed chamber or by imperfect combustion, consisting principally of carbon: used chiefly as a fuel in metallurgy to reduce metallic oxides to metals.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
2.
to convert into or become coke.
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coke1 (kəʊk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a solid-fuel product containing about 80 per cent of carbon produced by distillation of coal to drive off its volatile constituents: used as a fuel and in metallurgy as a reducing agent for converting metal oxides into metals |
| 2. | any similar material, such as the layer formed in the cylinders of a car engine by incomplete combustion of the fuel |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to become or convert into coke |
| [C17: probably a variant of C14 northern English dialect colk core, of obscure origin] | |
| coke2 (kəʊk) | |
| —n | |
| slang short for cocaine | |
| Coke1 (kəʊk) | |
| —n | |
| trademark short for Coca-Cola | |
| Coke2 (kʊk, kəʊk) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Sir Edward. 1552--1634, English jurist, noted for his defence of the common law against encroachment from the Crown: the Petition of Right (1628) was largely his work |
| 2. | Thomas William, 1st Earl of Leicester, known as Coke of Holkham. 1752--1842, English agriculturist: pioneered agricultural improvement and considerably improved productivity at his Holkham estate in Norfolk |
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| Main Entry: | Coke |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See Coca-Cola |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
coke
1699, northern Eng. dial., perhaps a variant of M.E. colke "core, charcoal," itself possibly related to -colc, an O.E. word for "pit." The soft drink name is a shortening (first recorded 1909) of brand name Coca-Cola, trademark from 1887. As a shortened form of cocaine it dates from 1908, Amer.Eng.
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Medical Dictionary
coke (kōk)
n.
Cocaine.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| coke cocaine |
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Example sentences
But he never considered how pot, smack, and coke would factor into the mix.
He knew he was a dedicated pothead-an avocation that had devolved into a nasty coke habit.
Coke's use of social media has won it a strong fan base.
The blast-furnace rose in the eighteenth century and developed with the use of coke.
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