smudge pot

noun

1. a container for burning oil or other fuels to produce smudge, as for protecting fruit trees from frost.

Word History and Origins

Origin of smudge pot¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

“Guess she wasn’t paying attention and the smudge pot tipped over. Next thing they knew, the kitchen was on fire.”

From Literature

So is my other favorite: Stila Smudge Pot in “Black Cat.”

From New York Times

It's a part of an old smudge pot - oil is burnt inside it to help get rid of frost on crops.

From Children's BBC

This could be worth resaying if Shaw or Stoppard were in the pulpit, but despite First Reader Plummer's acute rendering of Doctorow's wry, sardonic and satiric sermon, Drinks Before Dinner is a smudge pot of a drama that never blazes into revelation.

From Time Magazine Archive

He sits in his study, smoking like a smudge pot and talking to his many friends by telephone.

From Time Magazine Archive