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OILSTOVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does oilstove mean?
• OILSTOVE (noun)
The noun OILSTOVE has 1 sense:
1. heater that burns oil (as kerosine) for heating or cooking
Familiarity information: OILSTOVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Heater that burns oil (as kerosine) for heating or cooking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
kerosene heater; kerosine heater; oil heater; oilstove
Hypernyms ("oilstove" is a kind of...):
heater; warmer (device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room)
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