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samovar|ˈsæməʊvɑː(r), sæməʊˈvɑː(r)|
[Russian samovar, ‘self-boiler’, f. samo- self + variti to boil.]
A Russian tea urn.
1830tr. Kotzebue's New Voy. II. 22 note, A Samowar, or self-boiler..generally stands in the middle of the tea-table. 1882Pall Mall G. 14 June 2/1 The samovar is a tea-kettle which has its fire in a tube running through it, and which, with a few pieces of lighted charcoal dropped into the tube, maintains the water at boiling point with a minimum of evaporation. |