woodstove

noun

wood·​stove ˈwu̇d-ˌstōv How to pronounce woodstove (audio)
: a stove that uses wood for fuel

Examples of woodstove in a Sentence

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But a cotton canvas tent and a metal woodstove is a lot of weight, space, and money. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024 The home has a step-down family room with rustic wood beams and paneling, brick wall, and woodstove; an eat-in kitchen; and a separate dining room. The Week Staff, theweek, 3 Sep. 2024 The one-bedroom home has saltillo floors and wood ceilings, a skylit living room with a woodstove, and French doors to a fountain courtyard. The Week Staff, theweek, 13 Aug. 2024 Glass stoked a fire in a woodstove and handed me a Heineken in a jelly jar. Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for woodstove 

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of woodstove was in 1847

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“Woodstove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woodstove. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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