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FIREROOM
stokehold, stokehole, fireroom
(noun) (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fireroom (plural firerooms)
(nautical) stokehold
Source: Wiktionary
Fire"room`, n.
Definition: Same as Stokehold, below.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPIRITEDLY
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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