fire pot
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fire pot
First recorded in 1620–30
Example Sentences
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This diagram from the Atharva Veda shows how to place a triangular fire pot to make an offering to Durga.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
To worship and request help from Durga, the most important goddess, you lie down and face a three- cornered fire pot.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
He flung the fire pot on the ground, and some of the red coals lit a tuft of dried moss that flared up, as all the Council drew back in terror before the leaping flames.
From The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Mowgli stood upright—the fire pot in his hands.
From The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
A cast-iron or brass water back is placed on the fire pot of a stove or furnace.
From Elements of Plumbing by Samuel Edward Dibble
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