dookn.1
/duːk/ A wooden plug driven into a brick or stone wall, in order to hold a nail.In modern dictionaries.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > plug to hold nail or screw
dook1808
wall dock1833
dowel1864
plug1881
Rawlplug1912
1808–18 in J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
dookn.2
Scottish.
The shaft of a coal mine.
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1887 Sc. Leader 4 June 7 He was chainman in the main coal dook.
1895 N. Brit. Daily Mail 7 Aug. 4 The bodies of the unfortunate men may be found at the bottom of the dook, which is now full of water.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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