potbelly stove

or potbellied stove

noun

1. a usually cast-iron wood- or coal-burning stove having a large, rounded chamber.

Word History and Origins

Origin of potbelly stove¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

While the Kumasaka family was incarcerated in Minidoka, a fire caused by an overheated potbelly stove burned down the Green Lake Community Center and vandals extensively damaged the farm’s greenhouses.

From Seattle Times

The loft, which rented for $40 a month, had no electricity — power was wired in from a light fixture in the hall — and was heated with a potbelly stove.

From New York Times

She cleaned her hands at the washbasin, then ladled some stew from the pot cooling on the potbelly stove.

From Literature

“We were crowded into one 20-by-20-foot room. There were ten of us all together! We had a single light bulb and a potbelly stove. No running water!”

From Seattle Times

It was raining and 44 degrees by the time everyone arrived, so the group retreated inside the cabin and huddled around its potbelly stove.

From New York Times