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Franklin stove

Franklin stove noun: a metal-lined fireplace with a hollow baffle and a flue acting as an inverted siphon, intended to produce more heat and less smoke than an ordinary open fireplace.

Noun

Franklin stove (plural Franklin stoves)

  1. A metal-lined fireplace with a hollow baffle and a flue acting as an inverted siphon, intended to produce more heat and less smoke than an ordinary open fireplace.
    • The furnishings have a quiet charm: an old Franklin stove and over it an octagonal wall clock, graceful saberleg chairs and a Victorian table, oil lamps converted for electricity.1953, House & Garden, Complete Guide to Interior Decoration, page 223

Forms of Franklin stove

pluralFranklin stoves

Origin of Franklin stove

Named after its inventor, Benjamin Franklin.

Questions about Franklin stove

What does Franklin stove mean?
Franklin stove means a metal-lined fireplace with a hollow baffle and a flue acting as an inverted siphon, intended to produce more heat and less smoke than an ordinary open fireplace.
What part of speech is Franklin stove?
Franklin stove is a noun.
What is the plural of Franklin stove?
The plural of Franklin stove is Franklin stoves.

Words near Franklin stove in the dictionary

  1. Franklin Harbour
  2. Franklin Lakes
  3. Franklin Parish
  4. Franklin Park
  5. Franklin Square
  6. Franklin stove
  7. Franklin stoves
  8. Franklin tree
  9. Franklin trees
  10. Franklin's bumblebee
  11. Franklin's bumblebees

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