STOKING

Verb

stoking

present participle of stoke

Noun

stoking (plural stokings)

The act by which something is stoked.

Source: Wiktionary


STOKE

Stoke, v. t. Etym: [OE. stoken, fr. D. stoken, fr. stok a stick (cf. OF. estoquier to thrust, stab; of Teutonic origin, and akin to D. stok). See Stock.]

1. To stick; to thrust; to stab. [Obs.] Nor short sword for to stoke, with point biting. Chaucer.

2. To poke or stir up, as a fire; hence, to tend, as the fire of a furnace, boiler, etc.

Stoke, v. i.

Definition: To poke or stir up a fire; hence, to tend the fires of furnaces, steamers, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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