baseburner

noun

baseburner

noun

Etymology From base + burner.

1

A type of stove that automatically re-adds coal, when needed, to the base using a hopper.

  • A nickelplated warrior gleamed from the top of a baseburner that showed pink through its mica doors.1918, Fannie Hurst, Gaslight Sonatas:

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