potbelly
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈpɑtˌbɛli/
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- They told their barber, they called their friends and neighbors, they let it drop around the potbelly stove while sitting in the old country store, etc.
- potbelly stove
It was heated by a iron, you know, potbelly stove that you'd feed wood into a lot of wood burning stoves down there.
- It was heated by a iron, you know, potbelly stove that you'd feed wood into a lot of wood burning stoves down there.
Examples
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Inside, she had a potbelly stove as well as a stone fireplace similar in style to the ones my grandfather once built, but not as well crafted.
Fiction book (2001) -
Fella warmin' himself by that potbelly stove - is a hell of a driver named O.B.
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Nick stood up and shoved his hands in his pockets, stretching out his pants like a clown's and making his potbelly pool out.
Fiction book (1994) -
It was heated by a iron, you know, potbelly stove that you'd feed wood into a lot of wood burning stoves down there.
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One afternoon when he wished for nothing more than to finish out the day by the potbelly stove in the firm's basement, Mr. Wimpole rang him upstairs to his office.
Fiction book (1998) -
The potbelly stove in the corner filled the cabin with a warm, inviting glow during the winter nights.
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Every morning, they would gather around the potbelly stove to enjoy their breakfast and share stories.
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After a long day of chopping wood, he relaxed next to the potbelly stove, savoring the warmth it provided.
Synonyms
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1.0
A kitchen appliance with hot burners used to cook food
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3.4
A stove that burns wood to heat a room or cook food
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7.2
A small metal heater with a round, bulging body that burns wood or coal
Compounds
- Archaic
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7.2
A small metal heater with a round, bulging body that burns wood or coal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Potbelly used for a stove comes from the same image: the stove looks like a big pot with a rounded belly. That's why a potbelly stove is a bulging cast-iron stove that is pot-shaped and used to warm a room.