baseburner

English

Etymology

base +‎ burner

Noun

baseburner (plural baseburners)

1. A type of stove that automatically re-adds coal, when needed, to the base using a hopper.
   • 1918, Fannie Hurst, Gaslight Sonatas^[1]:

     A nickelplated warrior gleamed from the top of a baseburner that showed pink through its mica doors.