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Stokehole

Stokehole \Stoke"hole`\, n. The mouth to the grate of a furnace; also, the space in front of the furnace, where the stokers stand.

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stokehole

n. (context nautical English) The place in a steamship in which stokers fed the boilers with coal

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stokehole

n. (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired [syn: stokehold, fireroom]

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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?