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Quebec|kwəˈbɛk, kə-|
The name of the city and province in eastern Canada, used attrib. in Quebec heater, a kind of solid-fuel, domestic heating stove with a tall, cylindrical fire-box.
1918–19T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Fall & Winter 461 The new Quebec heaters. Built on the popular ‘Quebec Idea’ pattern..burn coal, coke and any kind of wood fuel. 1927Toronto Daily Star 8 Oct. 2 Dominion Circulation ‘Quebec’ Heater..gets the heat into every corner of the house. 1948H. MacLennan Precipice (1949) i. 20 In the winters there had been a Quebec heater in the pavilion. 1968E. A. McCourt Saskatchewan iii. 42 The long glorious winter evenings we spent huddled behind the old Quebec heater. |