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Definition of Stroked
1. Adjective. (context: of a car engine) Having a replacement crankshaft with a longer stroke than normal ¹
2. Verb. (past of stroke) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stroked
1. stroke [v] - See also: stroke
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stroked
Literary usage of Stroked
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. For the Major: A Novelette by Constance Fenimore Woolson (1883)
"The Major stroked the fair hair gently. "Little Scar," he murmured softly to
himself. " Yes, certainly I remember; little Scar." THE END. ..."
2. Good Words by Norman Macleod (1905)
"He stroked the small white hand " The following appointment is made to the staff
of the Somaliland Field Force —Captain Ralph ..."
3. Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel Manufacturers edited by Sholto Percy, Perry Fairfax Nursey (1836)
"... double-stroked locomotive steam-engine, with cylinders laid horizontally, is,
contrary to the opinion of most engineers, ..."
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