stoke

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[ stohk ]
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verb (used with object),stoked, stok·ing.
  1. to poke, stir up, and feed (a fire).

  2. to tend the fire of (a furnace, especially one used with a boiler to generate steam for an engine); supply with fuel.

verb (used without object),stoked, stok·ing.
  1. to shake up the coals of a fire.

  2. to tend a fire or furnace.

Origin of stoke

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1675–85; <Dutch stoken to feed or stock a fire; see stock

Other definitions for stoke (2 of 2)

stoke2
[ stohk ]

nounPhysics.
  1. a unit of kinematic viscosity, equal to the viscosity of a fluid in poises divided by the density of the fluid in grams per cubic centimeter.

Origin of stoke

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After Sir G. Stokes

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British Dictionary definitions for stoke

stoke

/ (stəʊk) /


verb
  1. to feed, stir, and tend (a fire, furnace, etc)

  2. (tr) to tend the furnace of; act as a stoker for

Origin of stoke

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C17: back formation from stoker

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