stove
1. stove \'sto-v\ n [ME, fr. MD or MLG, heated room, steam room; akin to
OHG stuba heated roo] often attrib m, steam room; both fr. prehistoric
WGmc-NGmc word borrowed fr. (assumed) VL extufa, deriv. of L ex- + Gk
typhein to smoke - more at DEAF 1a: a portable or fixed apparatus that
burns fuel or uses electricity to pr ovide heat (as for cooking or heating)
1b: a device that generates heat for special purposes (as for heating tools
or heating air for a hot blast) 1c: KILN chiefly Brit 2: a hothouse esp.
for the cultivation of tropical exotics; broadly :: GREENHOUSE
2. stove past of STAVE