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baseburner

American  
[beys-bur-ner] / ˈbeɪsˌbɜr nər /
Or base burner,

noun

  1. a stove or furnace with a self-acting fuel hopper over the fire chamber.

baseburner British  
/ ˈbeɪsˌbɜːnə /

noun

  1. a stove into which coal is automatically fed from a hopper above the fire chamber

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Etymology

Origin of baseburner

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; base 1 + burner

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