stokehole

(-hōl′)

noun

  1. the opening in a furnace or boiler through which the fuel is put
  2. a space in front of a furnace or boiler from which the fire is tended, as on a ship
  3. stokehold (sense )

Origin: stoke + hole: in part transl. of Du stookgat < stoken, to stoke + gat, hole

See stokehole in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The space about the opening in a furnace or boiler.
  2. Nautical A stokehold.

Origin:

Origin: Translation of Dutch stookgat

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