■ noun N. Amer. a large cast-iron stove for heating a room, resembling an open fireplace in shape.
Origin
C18: named after the American statesman and inventor Benjamin Franklin .
■ noun N. Amer. a large cast-iron stove for heating a room, resembling an open fireplace in shape.
Origin
C18: named after the American statesman and inventor Benjamin Franklin .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004