单词 | colonial oven |
释义 | > as lemmascolonial oven colonial oven n. Australian and New Zealand now historical a large wrought iron cooking appliance comprising an oven for baking and roasting with an open fire underneath, and an upper fire below an iron grill or bars for boiling and stewing (cf. colonial stove n.). ΚΠ 1856 Argus (Melbourne) 31 Mar. 1/6 (advt.) Colonial oven Wanted, new or second-hand. 1928 B. Cronin Dragonfly 142 He drew some hot water from the kettle on the wide colonial oven. 1963 B. Pearson Coal Flat iv. 61 There was an old-fashioned open fireplace with a hot coal fire..with a colonial oven alongside it. 2008 Mercury (Hobart, Austral.) (Nexis) 14 Apr. 18 Bridget set up a colonial oven in New Norfolk and people of the town were able to put their dinner in there for one penny. < as lemmas |
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