stokehole
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stokehole (ˈstəʊkˌhəʊl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | another word for stokehold |
| 2. | a hole in a furnace through which it is stoked |
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Stokehole
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example sentences
Tire stokehole and engine-room are to be placed amidships, and there is to be a compartment for tho cargo.
Her engine-room and stokehole filled with water, and she was finally beached in a sinking condition.
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