Franklin stove

noun

: a metal heating stove resembling an open fireplace but designed to be set out in a room

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Recent Examples on the Web

Later, a chef (Hazuki Kikuchi) bathes soba noodles in the water, Takumi throws the wood into a Franklin stove to heat his home and Hana creates a mental map of the forest based on these plants. —Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

Benjamin Franklin, its inventor

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

Franklin stove

noun

Frank·​lin stove

ˌfraŋ-klən-

: a metal heating stove that looks like a fireplace when its doors are open and is made to be set out in a room

Etymology

named for Benjamin Franklin 1706–1790 American inventor