cocusn.
/ˈkəʊkəs/ The wood of Brya Ebenus, a small West Indian tree, also called Jamaica Ebony, used by turners. Also cocus-wood.
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1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 149 Pins of Blocks are made of lignum-vitæ, or cocus.
1888 Sir C. Warren in Pall Mall Gaz. 6 Oct. 10/1 The pattern of truncheon has been revised, and it is now made of cocus wood.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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