camp stove
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of camp stove
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
Example Sentences
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At one lavish apartment, men say they are sleeping on blankets on marble floors beneath giant chandeliers and cooking on a camp stove in its modern kitchen.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2024
Do not try to heat your home with your oven, a camp stove or a charcoal-burning device.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024
The controls are precise — something that’s not always a guarantee with a camp stove.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022
“Someone might say, ‘I don’t know how to use a camp stove.’
From Seattle Times • May 19, 2022
Their hands and faces were all caked with blubber smoke, soot from the Primus camp stove, and dirt, and some of the men tried washing up in the snow.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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