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stoke

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[ stohk ]
/ stoÊŠk /
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verb (used with object), stoked, stok·ing.
to poke, stir up, and feed (a fire).
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.
to shake up the coals of a fire.
to tend a fire or furnace.
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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 ]
/ stoÊŠk /

noun Physics.
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
to feed, stir, and tend (a fire, furnace, etc)
(tr) to tend the furnace of; act as a stoker for
See also stoke up

Word Origin for stoke

C17: back formation from stoker
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