potbelly stove

American  

Or potbellied stove

noun

1. a usually cast-iron wood- or coal-burning stove having a large, rounded chamber.

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Etymology

Origin of potbelly stove

First recorded in 1930–35

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Example Sentences

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potbelly stove

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

The loft, which rented for $40 a month, had no electricity — power was wired in from a light fixture in the hall — and was heated with a potbelly stove.

From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2023

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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