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(uncountable) Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel. quotations examples
At Ho-pi (Hopi) in northern Honan two modern shafts were under construction in 1957-8; but the coal from Ho-pi is expected to be of rather poor quality and so will be mixed with rich coal from P'ing-ting-shan (Pingtingshan) in central Honan for coke making.
1963, “The Coal Industry in Mainland China Since 1949”, in The Geographical Journal, volume 129, number 3, page 333
third-person singular simple present cokes, present participle coking, simple past and past participle coked
(transitive) To produce coke from coal. examples
(intransitive) To turn into coke. examples
(especially automotive, astronautics) To add deleterious carbon deposits as a byproduct of combustion. examples
(informal, slang, uncountable) Cocaine.
plural cokes
(uncountable, informal) Alternative letter-case form of Coke (cola-based soft drink, especially Coca-Cola). examples
(countable, informal) Alternative letter-case form of Coke (a serving of cola-based soft drink, especially Coca-Cola). examples
(US, chiefly Southern US, informal) Alternative letter-case form of Coke (any soft drink, regardless of type). examples