potbelly stove
Americannoun
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
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Forks, kettles, horseshoes, even the grate off an old potbelly stove.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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