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Definition of Cokernut
1. n. The cocoanut.
Definition of Cokernut
1. Noun. (archaic form of coconut) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cokernut
1. coconut [n -S] - See also: coconut
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cokernut
Literary usage of Cokernut
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Animal and Vegetable Fixed Oils, Fats, Butters, and Waxes: Their Preparation by Charles Romley Alder Wright (1894)
"Margarine and oleomargarine prepared from solid animal fat-, without admixture
with cokernut oil, possess a higher total acid number than genuine ..."
2. An American's London by Louise Closser Hale (1920)
"The sign of cokernut-Shies was just as alluringly painted across this alley as
the others, the black-robed woman in attendance more appealing than the ..."
3. Trade & Travel in South America by Frederick Alcock (1907)
"These grow in large bunches or clusters on a species of palm tree, much darker
in the leaf than the cokernut palm. The nuts are usually close to the ground, ..."
4. Social New York Under the Georges, 1714-1776: Houses, Streets, and Country by Esther Singleton (1902)
"He possessed wrought and unwrought gold equal to ,£32-5-0; a watch valued at ,£4 ;
two East India small trinkets, ,£2-10-0; a " cokernut " shell tipped with ..."
5. American Druggist (1888)
"[In this connection, we are reminded of a label recen(v' seen on an English
article in which " cokernut" was l " orthography adopted. ..."
6. A Short Hand-book of Oil Analysis by Augustus Herman Gill (1919)
"For cokernut oil the number of cubic centimeters of •f^ alkali required for the
saponification of the esters in the alcoholic portion is from 38 to 44, ..."