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
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
Heat came from a potbelly stove, and there was no indoor plumbing or electricity, according to church history.
From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2021
She cleaned her hands at the washbasin, then ladled some stew from the pot cooling on the potbelly stove.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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