单词 | monkey stove |
释义 | > as lemmasmonkey stove monkey stove n. a small general-purpose stove or heater. ΚΠ 1880 O. C. McCulloch in Proc. 7th Ann. National Conf. Charities & Correction (U.S.) 123 There was no chair, table or stool, a little ‘monkey stove’, but no fire. 1890 Omaha World Herald 14 Dec. 16 (advt.) $4.25 for this Monkey Stove. 1894 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 226/2 There was no furniture save Kenniston's valise, his gun in its case, which was never opened, and a monkey stove, an object of aversion to its æsthetic owner. 1966 Wichita Eagle (Kansas) 9 Apr. c7/1 (advt.) Clearance Sale... Brass bed, monkey stove. 1981 in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (1996) III. 647/1 Monkey stove, a small stove for room heating. < as lemmas |
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