(n.) A kind of tenon connecting the face of a scarfed timber with the face of another timber, or a dowel or pin of hard wood or iron uniting timbers.
(n.) A metallic bushing or strengthening piece in the center of a wooden block sheave.
(v. t.) To unite, as timbers, by means of tenons or dowels in the edges or faces.
Example Sentences:
(1) Weight had predictive value only for COAK and only in women.
(2) Stepwise regression showed that age was the best predictor of both COA and COAK scores.
(3) The shadow defence secretary, Vernon Coake, said: "David Cameron should have chosen his words more carefully.
(4) Partial correlation coefficient analysis showed an association of the number of affected joints or the severity of knee COA (COAK) with both age and weight.
Poak
Definition:
(n.) Alt. of Poake
Example Sentences:
(1) I expect a very good game from England because they didn’t lose a point during qualification but I still have to say that there is a difference between the championship and qualifying.” This will be Slovakia’s first appearance at a European Championship and they got there in some style, beating Spain 2-1 at home en route to their finish as runners-up in qualifying Group C. Martin Skrtel and Marek Hamsik – the Liverpool centre-half and Napoli playmaker respectively – are their most recognisable names but much is expected of the Milan defensive midfielder Juraj Kucka and the POAK winger Robert Mak.