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   stove

   /stəʊv/

   noun

   • 1. an apparatus for cooking or heating that operates by burning fuel or using electricity.
   • 2. a hothouse for plants. British

   verb

   • 1. fumigate or disinfect (a house) with sulphur or other fumes.
   • 2. treat (an object) by heating it in a stove in order to apply a desired surface coating.
   • 3. force or raise (plants) in a hothouse. British

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘sweating room’): from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German stove; perhaps related to the noun stew1. Current verb senses date from the early 17th century.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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