woodstove

noun

wood·​stove ˈwu̇d-ˌstōv How to pronounce woodstove (audio)
: a stove that uses wood for fuel

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While Junior leans his shovel against the wall, Vic shakes his head at the woodstove standing in the corner, large and black as the front of a freight train. Literary Hub, 10 June 2025 The glamping site offers heated mattresses on the king, queen, or twin-size beds, woodstoves or space heaters indoors, covered patio spaces, firewood delivered each night, and a store stocked with hot chocolate and other goodies. Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 Residents should discard hot ashes from woodstoves or fireplaces in a metal container until cold. Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024 The lodge is basic and isolated, heated by a lone woodstove and without indoor plumbing, cell service, or internet. Jesse James McTigue, Outside Online, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for woodstove

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of woodstove was in 1847

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“Woodstove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woodstove. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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