POTBELLYSTOVE

Potbelly stove

A potbelly stove is a cast-iron wood-burning stove, round with a bulge in the middle. The name is derived from the resemblance of the stove to that of a fat man's pot belly. They were designed to heat large spaces and were often found in railroad stations or one-room schoolhouses. The flat top of the fireplace allowed for cooking of food, or the heating of water.

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potbelly stove

Noun

  1. A cast iron stove with a rotund firebox that uses as fuel coal, coke, wood, charcoal, or rarely peat.


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