Vocabulary : Stoke to Stolen

Stoke : To stick; to thrust; to stab. ;; To poke or stir up, as a fire; hence, to tend, as the fire of a furnace, boiler, etc. ;; To poke or stir up a fire; hence, to tend the fires of furnaces, steamers, etc.
Stokehold : The space, or any of the spaces, in front of the boilers of a ship, from which the furnaces are fed; the stokehole of a ship; also, a room containing a ship's boilers; as, forced draft with closed stokehold; -- called also, in American ships, fireroom.
Stokehole : The mouth to the grate of a furnace; also, the space in front of the furnace, where the stokers stand.
Stoker : One who is employed to tend a furnace and supply it with fuel, especially the furnace of a locomotive or of a marine steam boiler; also, a machine for feeding fuel to a fire. ;; A fire poker.
Stokey : Close; sultry.

Stola : A long garment, descending to the ankles, worn by Roman women.
Stolae : of Stola
Stole : of Steal ;; imp. of Steal. ;; A stolon. ;; A long, loose garment reaching to the feet. ;; A narrow band of silk or stuff, sometimes enriched with embroidery and jewels, worn on the left shoulder of deacons, and across both shoulders of bishops and priests, pendent on each side nearly to the ground. At Mass, it is worn crossed on the breast by priests. It is used in various sacred functions.
Stoled : Having or wearing a stole.
Stolen : of Steal ;; p. p. of Steal.

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