fire pot

or fire·pot

noun

the part of a household furnace in which the fire is made.

Origin of fire pot

First recorded in 1620–30

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Historical Examples of fire pot

Stolen gold may be either with the goldsmith, or in his fire-pot.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India
Edgar Thurston
Then fire right into the centre; never mind the fire-pot throwers.
Stan Lynn
George Manville Fenn
Stay, constable, I want to see what you put into that fire-pot—open it.
Told by the Death's Head
Mr Jkai
He, at least, would have no further desire to sport with a fire-pot.
Told by the Death's Head
Mr Jkai
It was deserted and guarded only by the fire-pot which trembled between the paving-stones.
Les Misrables
Victor Hugo