About The Word Stoke
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Stoke
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What's The Definition Of Stoke?
[v] stir up or tend; of a fire
Synonyms | Synonyms for Stoke: Related Terms | Find terms related to Stoke: See Also | tend Stoke In Webster's Dictionary \Stoke\, v. t. [OE. stoken, fr. D. stoken, fr. stok a
stick (cf. OF. estoquier to thrust, stab; of Teutonic origin,
and akin to D. stok). See {Stock}.]
1. To stick; to thrust; to stab. [Obs.]
Nor short sword for to stoke, with point biting.
--Chaucer.
2. To poke or stir up, as a fire; hence, to tend, as the fire
of a furnace, boiler, etc.
\Stoke\, v. i. To poke or stir up a fire; hence, to tend the fires of furnaces, steamers, etc. |
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