... for let our finger ake, / And it endues our other heathfull members — Othello (Quarto 1), Shakespeare, 1622
noun
Obsolete spelling of ache.
noun
(Cornwall, obsolete) The groove made in a stone forming part of a killock.
Returning with the timber portions of his anchor, to the stone, he would assemble all together […] The ake would be the slightly hollowed part of the stone that fitted closely to the sides […]