oil burner
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of oil burner
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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"Because of the chip oil burner," says Mr Bignell.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2022
Zion Church needs extensive repairs, including a new oil burner estimated to cost at least $13,000.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 15, 2019
But for two years, despite all the slighting things his salesmen have been saying about oil, Harry Banfield has been tinkering with an oil burner.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley and their two children, Bobby and Susie, are grouped about their new automatic oil burner.
From Time Magazine Archive
Behind the oil burner, a dark gap showed in the wall at about shoulder height and ran back under the breezeway, out of sight.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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