fire pot
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fire pot
First recorded in 1620–30
Example Sentences
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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
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
He would have bought us as much coffee as would have filled this fire pot.
From Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge
She swung about the fire pot which she held in her hand, while the boy crouched to the earth and screamed.
From Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Bagheera lay close to Mowgli, and the fire pot was between Mowgli's knees.
From The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
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