oil burner
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of oil burner
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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This winter will be her first without the smelly, troublesome oil burners in the basement.
From New York Times
Zion Church needs extensive repairs, including a new oil burner estimated to cost at least $13,000.
From Washington Times
Behind the oil burner, a dark gap showed in the wall at about shoulder height and ran back under the breezeway, out of sight.
From Literature
I have lived in Linköping SE for 21 years and suffered with an oil burner for the first few, just as I suffered with oil burners in Rochester NY.
From New York Times
High levels of carbon monoxide spewed by a faulty oil burner that caught fire in the basement of a Lower Manhattan apartment building sickened 34 people Tuesday morning, according to the Fire Department.
From New York Times
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