Franklin stove
noun
a cast-iron stove having the general form of a fireplace with enclosed top, bottom, side, and back, the front being completely open or able to be closed by doors.
any of various fireplaces having a cast-iron top, back, and sides, with some provision for circulating air behind them in order to provide heat.
Origin of Franklin stove
1780–90,
Americanism; named after Benjamin
Franklin, who designed it
Example sentences from the Web for franklin stove
Annie went into her father's study, where she had lit the fire in the Franklin-stove on her way to breakfast.
Annie Kilburn |William Dean Howells