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  • 111stove — stəʊv n. apparatus which provides heat for cooking or warmth and is powered by electricity or fuel steɪv n. thin strip of wood used to form the sides of a barrel or other similar structure; stick or staff; rung of a ladder or chair; set of… …

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  • 112stove — I. noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots), heated room, steam bath, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German, from Vulgar Latin *extufa, ultimately from Latin ex + Greek typhein to smoke more at deaf Date: circa 1618 1. a. a portable or fixed… …

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  • 113stove — noun /stəʊv,stoʊv/ a) A heater, a closed apparatus to burn fuel for the warming of a room. b) A device for heating food, (UK) a cooker …

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  • 114Portable stove — A Portable stove is a stove specially designed to be portable and lightweight, as for camping.The division of portable stoves into several broad categories is based on the type of fuel used in the stove: stoves that use solid or liquid fuel that… …

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  • 115Beverage-can stove — A beverage can stove (or pop can stove) is a homemade, ultra light portable stove. The simple design is made entirely from cans (typically soft drink or beer cans) and burns alcohol, typically denatured. Countless variations on the basic design… …

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  • 116Pellet stove — A wood pellet stove A pellet stove is a stove that burns compressed wood or biomass pellets to create a source of heat for residential and sometimes industrial spaces. By slowly feeding fuel from a storage container (hopper) into a burn pot area …

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  • 117Gas stove — Many stoves use natural gas to provide heat. In cooking, a gas stove is a cooker which uses natural gas, propane, butane, liquefied petroleum gas or other flammable gas as a fuel source. Contents …

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  • 118Wood-burning stove — For a list of stove types see Stove (disambiguation). A wood burning stove is a heating appliance capable of burning wood fuel and wood derived biomass fuel. Generally the appliance consists of a solid metal (usually cast iron or steel) closed… …

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  • 119Hobo stove — A hobo stove is a style of improvised heat producing and cooking device frequently used by hobos, tramps, the homeless, and backpackers. It is constructed out of a discarded Tin can of any size by removing the top of the can, punching a number of …

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  • 120Air-tight stove — An air tight stove is a wood burning stove designed to burn solid fuel, traditionally wood, in a controlled fashion so as to provide for efficient and controlled fuel use, and the benefits of stable heating or cooking temperatures. They are made… …

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