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   stok·er

   /ˈstōkər/

   noun

   • 1. a person who tends the furnace on a steamship or steam locomotive.
   • ▪ a mechanical device for supplying fuel to a firebox or furnace, especially on a steam locomotive: "a mechanical stoker"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Dutch, from stoken ‘stoke a furnace’, from Middle Dutch stoken ‘push, poke’; related to stick1.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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