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Franklin stove
noun
: a metal heating stove resembling an open fireplace but designed to be set out in a room
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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
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Word History
Etymology
Benjamin Franklin, its inventor
First Known Use
1776, in the meaning defined above
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“Franklin stove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Franklin%20stove. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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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
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