potbelly stove

or potbellied stove

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of potbelly stove¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

The store “smelled of leather harnesses, coffee, smoky kerosene lamps, tobacco and sugar maple logs burning in the potbelly stove,” according to Orton family lore.

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