† cokern.1
Obsolete slang.
= caulker n. 4.
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1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Coker, a Lye.
1725 in New Canting Dict.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
cokern.2
/ˈkəʊkə/, U.S. /ˈkoʊkər/ One who superintends the coking of coal; also, a workman employed in handling coal in or about a coke-oven, etc.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > workers with other materials > [noun] > with coke
coker1793
cokeman1852
1793 in Bogle Founding Carron Wks. (1898) 32 John Heggie, a fireman coaker.
?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 93 Steel Melting:..Coker.
1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §081, etc.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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