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stoke

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verb (used with object)

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)

to shake up the coals of a fire.

to tend a fire or furnace.

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

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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:
after Sir G. Stokes

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stoke (stəʊk)

—vb
1.	to feed, stir, and tend (a fire, furnace, etc)
2.	(tr) to tend the furnace of; act as a stoker for

[C17: back formation from stoker]

stokes or stoke (stəʊks)

—n
	St the cgs unit of kinematic viscosity, equal to the viscosity of a fluid in poise divided by its density in grams per cubic centimetre. 1 stokes is equivalent to 10^--4 square metre per second

[C20: named after Sir George Stokes (1819--1903), British physicist]

stoke or stoke

—n

[C20: named after Sir George Stokes (1819--1903), British physicist]

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Word Origin & History

stoke

1660 (implied in stoker), "to feed and stir up a fire in a fireplace," from Du. stoken "to stoke," from M.Du. stoken "to poke, thrust," related to stoc "stick, stump," from P.Gmc. *stok-, variant of *stik-, *stek- "pierce, prick" (see stick (v.)). Stoked "enthusiastic" first

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recorded 1902; revived in surfer slang 1963.

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stoke (stōk)
n.
A unit of kinematic viscosity equal to that of a fluid with a viscosity of one poise and a density of one gram per milliliter.