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cookstove

American  
[kook-stohv] / ˈkʊkˌstoʊv /

noun

  1. a wood- or coal-burning stove for use in cooking.


Etymology

Origin of cookstove

First recorded in 1805–15; cook 1 + stove 1


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The Kenyan clean cookstove project developer Koko Networks went bankrupt at the end of January, in part because it failed to negotiate a letter of authorization with the government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

The UC Berkeley study not only documents the extent of the quality issues on the offset market, but also offers specific recommendations to align cookstove methodologies with current science and Sustainable Development Goal progress.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 23, 2024

And when the same space is used for cooking, living and sleeping, the entire family is exposed to cookstove fumes.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 22, 2023

Clean cookstove projects are also popular in Africa which generate carbon credits by substituting a polluting cooking method for one with lower emissions.

From Reuters ● Sep. 4, 2023

The cookstove is cold, and the fireplace has a heap of ash, but no embers.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

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