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back boiler
noun
US name: water back. a tank or series of pipes at the back of a fireplace for heating water
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"I have a coal fire and that provides heat from the back boiler, and I don't use electricity if I can help it to heat rooms."
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Lifted steamer from water, broke her back, boiler exploded, and that was the end of 'Lavinia.'
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The hot plate is over all, and there is a back boiler, made of wrought iron, with brass tap and steam-pipe.
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