What is to poke or stir up, as a fire; hence, to tend, as the fire of a furnace, boiler, etc called?
stoke — To poke or stir up, as a fire; hence, to tend, as the fire of a furnace, boiler, etc. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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