Stoke /(?)/
Stoke
v. t.
-
To stick; to thrust; to stab. [Obs.]
Nor short sword for to stoke, with point biting.
- To poke or stir up, as a fire; hence, to tend, as the fire of a furnace, boiler, etc.
Stoke
v. i.
- To poke or stir up a fire; hence, to tend the fires of furnaces, steamers, etc.