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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

For the category of other technologies, the researchers found a significant increase in priority for household and community carbon offset projects, mainly due to improved cookstove programs in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

From Science Daily May 20, 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

The packaging — produced by the company Notpla — was made from seaweed, while the burgers were cooked using Mukuru Clean Stoves, which, per CNN, produce 70% less air pollution than a traditional cookstove.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2023

We stood frozen before the altar of a red-hot cookstove.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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