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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Stroking

/strōkʹ-ĭnɡ/ · Strok·ing · IPA /ˈstɹəʊ̯k.ɪŋ/
01 n. The act of rubbing gently with the hand, or of smoothing; a stroke.
  1. 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. 2.
    The act of laying small gathers in cloth in regular order.(Needlework)
  3. 3.
    See Stripping, 2. See: Stripping