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De - Pt| English Dictionary: stoke | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Stoke \Stoke\, v. i. To poke or stir up a fire; hence, to tend the fires of furnaces, steamers, etc. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Stoke \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. | |
