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Heater   Listen
noun
Heater  n.  
1.
One who, or that which, heats.
2.
Any contrivance or implement, as a furnace, stove, or other heated body or vessel, etc., used to impart heat to something, or to contain something to be heated.
3.
A pistol or other carryable firearm; as, gunmen with their heaters bulging in their pockets. (slang)
Feed heater. See under Feed.






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"Heater" Quotes from Famous Books



... see his dugout from the road, and his oil-heater doesn't make any smoke. That scheme of laying insulated wires on the ground works like a charm. You could walk all over them without noticing them." The young man was opening the door as he spoke, and he broke off suddenly to say: "That's his call ringing now. Would you ...
— The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush • Francis Lynde

... butler's pantry the soiled linen should be kept, if possible in a hamper, if not, in a bag. There should also be a towel rack, an electric or hot-water heater for keeping food hot and—we are speaking of the ideal pantry, of course—a small icebox where table butter, cream and salad dressing may be kept, and plates chilled for serving cold dishes. Adding a linen closet with shelves, a chest ...
— Prepare and Serve a Meal and Interior Decoration • Lillian B. Lansdown

... corner of the cabin stood a small oil-heater. Above it was a match-box. With a cry of joy Marian found matches, lighted one, tried the stove, found it filled with oil. A bright blaze rewarded her efforts. There was heat, heat that ...
— The Blue Envelope • Roy J. Snell

... in a large building, steam generated in the basement heater will be found better than the parlor stove. In this case, the room will be heated by the coil of steam-pipe mentioned before; the slab covering it being the window-seat, or guard, under which the cool fresh air is conducted to be warmed before passing ...
— The American Woman's Home • Catherine E. Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe

... to the top of the stairs. Bob was in the lead, his pistol gripped tightly in one hand. With his free hand he pushed the door open gently and looked within. The kitchen was deserted, a broken-down stove in one corner, a water heater covered with dirt and rust, a sagging sink, and two battered chairs and a table completing the furnishings. A soft breeze entered through a broken window and gently stirred the strip of wall paper ...
— Bob Cook and the German Spy • Tomlinson, Paul Greene

... go out again in the heater! Isn't it too bad? This thing happens now every little while. I'm sure I've said enough to her about it. There's nothing wanted ...
— Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper • T. S. Arthur

... pleasure were changed to vexation and grief. The most careful nursing—the stiff, weak little legs were dipped into and rubbed with French brandy—and a warm pen with a dry sanded floor directly over a heater, did their work. As the new-comer got on his feet again my hope gained new life, and now our jerboa is my delight. It is, indeed, a curious animal. One who saw it only in the day time asleep would scarcely know what he had before him, for he would see little ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892 • Various

... Coventry to step in and shut the door and make sure that the electric heater was ...
— All-Wool Morrison • Holman Day

... A heater for the service of hot foods and drinks in the dining room. Hot drinks were mixed and foods were served from apparatus of this kind. The fuel was charcoal. There were public places, specializing in hot drinks, called ...
— Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome • Apicius



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