potbelly stove
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of potbelly stove
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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I grew up in eastern Kentucky and attended grade school in a four-room schoolhouse without indoor plumbing that had a potbelly stove for heat in the winter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
His swanky West Hollywood atelier had colorful wallpaper and African masks on the walls, a huge potbelly stove and a full bar, where customers could indulge throughout a fitting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
While the Kumasaka family was incarcerated in Minidoka, a fire caused by an overheated potbelly stove burned down the Green Lake Community Center and vandals extensively damaged the farm’s greenhouses.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
Heat came from a potbelly stove, and there was no indoor plumbing or electricity, according to church history.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2021
Sacks and barrels were heaped by the potbelly stove, near a cot with a threadbare blue blanket.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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