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potbelly stove

American  
Or potbellied stove

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of potbelly stove

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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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

Heat came from a potbelly stove, and there was no indoor plumbing or electricity, according to church history.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2021

A potbelly stove took the edge off bitterly cold days outside the rough-hewed schoolhouses north of Fergus Falls, the county seat.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2019

The 12-foot-by-12-foot structure built with scraps of lumber, tin, shingles and carpet featured a potbelly stove and yard lights run off a tractor battery.

From Washington Times • Sep. 9, 2017

Forks, kettles, horseshoes, even the grate off an old potbelly stove.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

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