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Cooke

[kook]
–noun
1. (Alfred) Alistair, 1908–2004, English journalist and broadcaster.
2. Coke, Sir Edward.
3. Jay, 1821–1905, U.S. financier.
4. Terence (James), Cardinal, 1921–83, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: archbishop of New York 1968–83.

Coke

[kook]
–noun
Sir Edward, 1552–1634, English jurist and writer on law.
Also, Cooke.
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Cooke   (kŏŏk)   
British-born American journalist and broadcaster, whose books include Around the World in 50 Years (1966) and Alistair Cooke's America (1973).
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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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