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Stoke
Stoke-on-Trent
stoke
To stir up and feed, especially, a fire or furnace
stoke
A unit of kinematic viscosity equal to that of a fluid with a viscosity of one poise and a density of one gram per millilitre
stoke on trent
A borough of west-central England south of Manchester. Center of an important pottery-making industry, it also has iron and steel mills. Josiah Wedgwood and Josiah Spode lived here. Population: 252,914
Stoke Mandeville
a hospital in Buckinghamshire, southern England, which treats people who have severe injuries to the spine
Stoke-on-Trent
a city in Staffordshire, central England, on the River Trent. It is the centre of the area known as the Potteries, famous for making china and pottery since the end of 18th century
Stoke-on-Trent
{i} city in Staffordshire (England)
stoke
stir up or tend; of a fire
stoke
{f} stir up a and add fuel to a fire; tend a fire by keeping it supplied with fuel
stoke
To stir up and feed (a fire or furnace)
stoke
If you stoke a fire, you add coal or wood to it to keep it burning. She was stoking the stove with sticks of maple. Stoke up means the same as stoke. He stoked up the fire in the hearth
stoke
To poke or stir up a fire; hence, to tend the fires of furnaces, steamers, etc
stoke
If you stoke something such as a feeling, you cause it to be felt more strongly. These demands are helping to stoke fears of civil war. Stoke up means the same as stoke. He has sent his proposals in the hope of stoking up interest for the idea
stoke
To stick; to thrust; to stab
stoke
To poke or stir up, as a fire; hence, to tend, as the fire of a furnace, boiler, etc
Yehudi Lord Menuhin of Stoke d'Abernon Menuhin
born April 22, 1916, New York, N.Y., U.S. died March 12, 1999, Berlin, Ger. U.S.-born British violinist and conductor. Raised in San Francisco, he made his debut at age seven. In 1927 he studied with George Enescu (1881-1955) in Paris; he returned to perform to tremendous acclaim in New York the same year and went on to astound audiences worldwide with his precocious depth and proficiency. From 1959 he lived in London, but he did not become a British citizen until 1985. He directed the Bath Festival (1958-68) and the Gstaad Festival from 1956. In 1958 he founded his own chamber orchestra. Often accompanied by his pianist sister, Hephzibah (1920-81), he also made recordings with the sitarist Ravi Shankar
stoke#up

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    [ 'stOk ] (verb.) 1683. Dutch stoken; akin to Middle Dutch stuken to push.
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