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Poak vs Coak - What's the difference?

poak | coak |

As nouns the difference between poak and coak

is that poak is waste matter from the preparation of skins, consisting of hair, lime, oil, etc while coak is a wooden dowel.

As a verb coak is

to unite (timbers etc) by means of tenons or dowels in the edges or face.

poak

English

Alternative forms

* poake

Noun

(-)
  • waste matter from the preparation of skins, consisting of hair, lime, oil, etc.
    • (Webster 1913)

    coak

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a wooden dowel
  • (nautical) the brass bearing in the sheave of a block

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To unite (timbers etc.) by means of tenons or dowels in the edges or face.
    • (Totten)