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camp stove

noun

  1. a portable stove used for cooking or heating, especially outdoors.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of camp stove1

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

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Example Sentences

The camp-stove was set up in the trail, and the others gathered round it, eating in the rain.

We derive comfort around our camp stove with a roaring fire this morning, but about noon it grew hot enough for comfort.

As he threw an armful of wood behind the sheet-iron camp stove, Bruce gave a disparaging poke at a pan of yeast bread set to rise.

He drew the fuel beside the tiny, sheet-iron camp stove, and tied fast the flap of the canvas tent.

The man filled a coffeepot from a water bag, brought out a propane-powered single-burner camp stove, and started the coffee going.

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