English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Coak Pronunciation
Coak is pronounced KOHK, IPA /ˈkoʊk/.
KOHK
US /ˈkoʊk/ · UK /ˈkəʊk/
Syllables: KOHK (1 syllable)
noun: An old carpentry term for a dowel or pin set between two timbers to stop them sliding.
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Coak in a Sentence
- The beams were joined with an oak coak.
- A coak takes the shear load that the bolt cannot.
- Shipwrights cut each coak to fit its own joint.
Common Mispronunciations of Coak
Not KOH-ak
The oa is a single long oh, exactly as in oak and soak. It does not split into two beats.
Not KWAK
There is no w here. The word is simply coke with an older spelling.
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