▪ I. decoke, v. colloq.
(diːˈkəʊk)
[f. de- II. 2 + coke n.]
a. trans. = decarbonize v. b. Also transf. Hence deˈcoking vbl. n.
| 1928 Daily Express 19 May 13/2 My advice to all motorists who are puzzled about..the ‘knocking’ which invariably accompanies carbonisation, is that they should lose not an hour in getting the engine ‘decoked’. Ibid. 31 May 3/7 Good car, but wants decoking. 1931 Boys' Mag. XLV. 169/1 The presence of the carbon will cause overheating, bad hill-climbing and loss of power, so when any of these things persist, it is time for the engine to be ‘decoked’. 1958 M. Pugh Wilderness of Monkeys iii. 32 He found his pipe, decoked it with a spike intended to hold papers and was about to light it. Ibid. viii. 98 A meat skewer, which he normally used in decoking his pipe. |
▪ II. decoke, n. colloq.
(diːˈkəʊk)
[f. the vb.]
= decarbonization b.
| 1962 ‘A. Garve’ Prisoner's Friend i. 35 Mr. Winter's car..it's in for a de-coke. 1967 Observer (Colour Suppl.) 28 May 35/1 Do your own de-coke for..half the normal garage charge. |