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(nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired
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stokehole
Word definitions for stokehole in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired [syn: stokehold , fireroom ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stokehole \Stoke"hole`\, n. The mouth to the grate of a furnace; also, the space in front of the furnace, where the stokers stand.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context nautical English) The place in a steamship in which stokers fed the boilers with coal
Usage examples of stokehole.
Sure what else but love for us poor bastes in the stokehole would be bringing a fine lady, dressed like a white quane, down a mile of ladders and steps to be havin' a look at us?