stove

An apparatus in which electricity or a fuel is used to furnish heat, as for cooking or warmth.

A device that produces heat for specialized, especially industrial, purposes.

A kiln.

A hothouse.

A chamber in which hides are dehaired.

A stove having a tank or reservoir for hot water.

Preterit and past participle of stave.

To heat in a stove or heated room; expose to moderate heat in a vessel.

To heat in or as in a stove: as, to stove feathers; to stove printed fabrics (to fix the color); to stove ropes (to make them pliable); to stove timber.