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overstoke

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To stoke excessively, creating too large a fire in a fireplace, furnace, firebox, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Please do not overstoke the fireplace, and do not burn it without the firescreen in position.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: overfire

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From over- (prefix meaning ‘above, higher; excessively’) + stoke.