# overstoke

> English word · Verb

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/overstoke