stokehole

[ stohk-hohl ]

noun
  1. Also stoke·hold [stohk-hohld]. /ˈstoʊkˌhoʊld/. fireroom.

  2. a hole in a furnace through which the fire is stoked.

Origin of stokehole

1
First recorded in 1650–60; stoke1 + hole

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British Dictionary definitions for stokehole

stokehole

/ (ˈstəʊkˌhəʊl) /


noun
  1. another word for stokehold

  2. a hole in a furnace through which it is stoked

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