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stoker a person employed to tend a furnace, as on a steamship Stoker Bram, original name Abraham Stoker. 1847--1912, Irish novelist, author of Dracula (1897) stoker [′stō·kər] (mechanical engineering) A mechanical means, as used in a furnace, for feeding coal, removing refuse, controlling air supply, and mixing with combustibles for efficient burning. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Strickland had no papers, but that was not a matter to disconcert Tough Bill when he saw a profit (he took the first month's wages of the sailor for whom he found a berth), and he provided Strickland with those of an English stoker who had providentially died on his hands. The engine was manned by a driver and a stoker, and bore, by special favor, the Hon. The Indians had first mounted the engine, and half stunned the engineer and stoker with blows from their muskets. |
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