smudge pot


noun
  1. a container for burning oil or other fuels to produce smudge, as for protecting fruit trees from frost.

Origin of smudge pot

1
First recorded in 1880–85

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How to use smudge pot in a sentence

  • The smudge-pot artillery was set ablaze, and kept blazing until the news came that the icy forces had retreated.

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