fire pot

American  

Or firepot

noun

1. the part of a household furnace in which the fire is made.

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Etymology

Origin of fire pot

First recorded in 1620–30

Example Sentences

To worship and request help from Durga, the most important goddess, you lie down and face a three- cornered fire pot.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

This diagram from the Atharva Veda shows how to place a triangular fire pot to make an offering to Durga.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

Meanwhile, this blasted oil stove was overflowing into the fire pot.

From The Water Eater by Marks, Winston K.

This fire pot is lined with brick, and has its blast supplied through a piece of flexible tube.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

He flung the fire pot on the ground, and some of the red coals lit a tuft of dried moss that flared up, as all the Council drew back in terror before the leaping flames.

From The Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard