Cokernut n. (Com.) The cocoanut. Note: A mode of spelling introduced by the London customhouse to distinguish more widely between this and other articles spelt much in the same manner.
... do with the Dutchy wot landed me this slip over the cokernut"—he indicated some plaster strappings that decorated the seat of intelligence—"with a revolver-butt, when they rushed the Fort. After 'e'd plugged at me wiv' 'is last cartridge an' missed." The Adam's apple in his thin throat worked up above the collar ... — The Dop Doctor • Clotilde Inez Mary Graves