D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Franklin stove

/frăng'-klĭn stōv/ · Frank·lin stove · IPA
01 A kind of open stove introduced by Benjamin Franklin, the peculiar feature of which was that a current of heated air was directly supplied …
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    A kind of open stove introduced by Benjamin Franklin, the peculiar feature of which was that a current of heated air was directly supplied to the room from an air box; -- now applied to other varieties of open stoves.