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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stroking  \Strok"ing\,  n. 
  1.  The  act  of  rubbing  gently  with  the  hand,  or  of  smoothing; 
  a  stroke. 
 
  I  doubt  not  with  one  gentle  stroking  to  wipe  away 
  ten  thousand  tears.  --Milton. 
 
  2.  (Needlework)  The  act  of  laying  small  gathers  in  cloth  in 
  regular  order 
 
  3.  pl  See  {Stripping},  2.  --Smollett. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  stroking 
  n  :  a  light  touch  with  the  hands  [syn:  {stroke}] 




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