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/bays"berr'neuhr/, n.a stove or furnace with a self-acting fuel hopper over the fire chamber.Also, base burner, base-burner.[1870-75, Amer.; BASE1 + BURNER]
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baseburner — ☆ baseburner or base burner [bās′bʉrn΄ər ] n. any stove or furnace in which more coal is fed automatically from above when that at the base is consumed … English World dictionary
baseburner — base′burn er or base′ burn er or base′ burn er n. ene a stove with a self acting fuel hopper over the fire chamber • Etymology: 1870, amer … From formal English to slang
baseburner — /bays berr neuhr/, n. a stove or furnace with a self acting fuel hopper over the fire chamber. Also, base burner, base burner. [1870 75, Amer.; BASE1 + BURNER] … Useful english dictionary
stove — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. oven, range[tte], cookstove, cooker; heater, furnace; kiln, etna, hot plate, rotisserie. See heat. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. range, cooker, oven. Varieties of stoves include: cooking, heating,… … English dictionary for students
