franklin stove

Noun

Meaning

A kind of open stove introduced by Benjamin Franklin, the peculiar feature of which was that a current of heated air was directly supplied to the room from an air box; -- now applied to other varieties of open stoves.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

smithy oven kiln furnace forge heater boiler burner hearth stove potbelly stove cooker blast furnace oil burner cremator
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Antonyms

freezer

Examples

Early models included the Franklin stove around 1740, which was a furnace stove intended for heating, not for cooking. Source: Internet

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