STOKE

Stoke (?), v. t. [[OE. stoken, fr. D. stoken, fr. stok a stick (cf. OF. estoquier to thrust, stab; of Teutonic origin, and akin to D. stok). See Stock.]] 1. 1. To stick; to thrust; to stab.
Nor short sword for to stoke, with point biting. Chaucer. 2. 2. To poke or stir up, as a fire; hence, to tend, as the fire of a furnace, boiler, etc.