firepan
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of firepan
Example Sentences
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Into this hole is put a clay or iron firepan full of lighted charcoal: above this, the “korsi,” a wooden frame varying in size according to the number of the family, is placed, and over all is spread a large “lahaf” or padded quilt.
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He was surprised when he learned that he was not on Firepan Creek after all.
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He lived at one time on Firepan Creek.
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Long before that he would strike Firepan Creek.
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The Firepan was over the range, and there were a good many Indians to the north and west of it.
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