To stick; to thrust; to stab. [Obs.] Nor short sword for to stoke, with point biting. Chaucer.
To poke or stir up, as a fire; hence, to tend, as the fire of a furnace, boiler, etc.
To poke or stir up a fire; hence, to tend the fires of furnaces, steamers, etc.
98,828 entries. Headwords are matched first, then definition text.