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Stoke-hole.


1. (Furnace.) a. The place beneath the level of a boiler or oven where the furnace fire is fed and tended.

b. The hole in a furnace at which the poker, stirrer, rabble, paddle, or other tool is introduced to stir the charge, as in puddling, calcining, or refining.


2. (Nautical.) A scuttle in a steamer's deck for the admission of fuel.

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