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oilstove

noun

Etymology

From oil + stove.

  1. derived from τῦφος
  2. derived from ex-
  3. derived from *extūfa✻
  4. derived from *stubu✻ — “heated room, bathroom, stove”
  5. borrowed from stove
  6. borrowed from stove
  7. compounded as oilstove — “oil + stove”

Definitions

  1. A stove or heater that burns kerosene.

    • Such as oilstoves burning in every conceivable corner of the house.
    • In addition to the main stove of the room a small oilstove had been placed in the corner near the very old woman.
    • The cooking was done on an oilstove inside the caravan.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA