How to pronounce stoke

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What stoke means

verb

To stir a fire and add fuel to keep it burning

In a sentence: Mom stoked the campfire with more logs so we could roast marshmallows.

Where it comes from: It comes from stoker, a worker who feeds a fire, from an older word meaning "to poke" or "to light a fire."

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