woodstove

noun

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

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The kitchen had two notable features—a big cast-iron woodstove on which everything was cooked, and a dishwasher that stood up like a blockhouse, designed to receive trays two feet by two with wire-mesh bottoms and sides four inches high. John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 Inside, a fire crackled in the woodstove. Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026 In one corner stood a spartan single bed, in the other a small woodstove. Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026 Wood containing more than 25% moisture is considered green and should never be burned in a fireplace or woodstove in a building. Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026 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 27 Apr. 2026.

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