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Stoke
Stoke
,Verb.
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
,Verb.
I.
To poke or stir up a fire; hence, to tend the fires of furnaces, steamers, etc.