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camp oven

British  

noun

  1. a metal pot or box with a heavy lid, used for baking over an open fire

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A reflector, when made of sheet iron or aluminum is the best camp oven.

From Outdoor Sports and Games by Miller, Claude H.

During the evening also one of us made the bread; the camp oven would be put on the fire with sufficient mutton to last us for two or three days.

From Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 by Booth, Robert B.

We had several things stolen, and amongst other things a camp oven, which we miss much. 

From Adventures in New Guinea by Chalmers, James

He recognized numerous articles from the cruiser—a camp oven, some kitchen utensils, a rifle and many rounds of ammunition, canned foods, blankets, two chairs and a cot—and several books and periodicals, mostly American.

From Tarzan of the Apes by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

We carried down a kettle, a camp oven, some flour, tea, sugar, and salt beef; also a novel or two, and the future towels of the establishment, which wanted hemming; also the two cats.

From A First Year in Canterbury Settlement by Butler, Samuel