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firepot

firepot

8.2
A container that holds burning fuel to make heat for cooking or heating metal
  • noun
  • /ˈfaɪərˌpɒt/
  • Archaic
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  • Takes me back to my high school days while living alone in an unheated house (defective coal furnace firepot in the basement) to graduate in 1942.

Examples

  • I looked at the firepot; coals glowed through the slits in its iron sides.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • But it was ordinary coals in a firepot, and a wick that caught yellow fire and flared on its way to a lamp—showing him shaggy fur, a broad face, eyes dark and liquid with light, suddenly staring right at his refuge.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The firepot kept the old cabin warm during the cold winter nights.

  • She carefully placed the firepot in the center of the outdoor cooking area.

  • During the festival, the ancient firepot was filled with logs to light the evening sky.

Synonyms

fire pit
vsfirepot
4 2.9

An outdoor place that holds a fire for warmth or cooking

is a container that holds burning fuel for heating, cooking, and metalworking
brazier
vsfirepot
3 8.1

A metal container where people burn coal or charcoal to keep warm outdoors

is used for heating, cooking, metalworking, or sometimes as a weapon

Surface Forms

firepot singular
firepots plural

Morphology

firepot = fire + pot (transparent) = fire + pot

Meaning is directly derived from 'fire' + 'pot': a pot used to contain burning fuel.

Etymology

Firepot is made from the two clear words fire and pot. 'Fire' means 'burning' and 'pot' means 'container', so a firepot is a pot that holds burning fuel for heat, cooking, or working with metal.