cocus
(ˈkəʊkəs)
Also 8 cocous.
The wood of Brya Ebenus, a small West Indian tree, also called Jamaica Ebony, used by turners. Also cocus-wood.
| 1794 Rigging & Seamanship I. 149 Pins of Blocks are made of lignum-vitæ, or cocus. 1888 Sir C. Warren in Pall Mall G. 6 Oct. 10/1 The pattern of truncheon has been revised, and it is now made of cocus wood. |