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Etymology edit

Possibly from Old English *colc, from Proto-West Germanic *kolk (hollow, depression), from Proto-Germanic *kulukaz, *kelukaz, *kelukô, a diminutive of *kelǭ (throat).

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colk (plural colkes)

  1. apple core (centre of an apple)
  2. (rare) bolt (metal fastener)
  3. (rare) charcoal (as the "core" of wood)

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  • >? English: coke

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