Stoke

stōk, v.i. to stir or tend a fire.— ns. Stoke′-hole , the space about the mouth of a furnace: the space allotted to the stokers: a hole in a reverberatory furnace for introducing a stirring-tool; Stōk′er , one who, or that which, feeds a furnace with fuel. [Dut.,— stoken , to light a fire, stok , a stick.]