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noun

Heater n.

One who, or that which, heats.

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.

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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Etymology of 'Heater'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Heater" Quotes from Famous Books

... of these (Fig. 3) is called by Mr. Defty a "pyramid heater," and is designed to heat the mixture of air and gas before ignition, by conduction from its own flame. The inventor claims to effect a perfect combustion in this manner with considerable economy of fuel. It is evident, however, that a good deal of the gas ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 • Various

... oldest soldier, taking off his cap and baring his forehead to it; "that's good. 'Twill make more bearable the rays of yonder heater." ...

— That Old-Time Child, Roberta • Sophie Fox Sea

... there and smoked, staring vacantly at the half-empty shelves, and all but shivering in the damp room. There was no heater in the store at any season, and the one in the office, if used, emitted spurts of smoke through every aperture except the chimney. It had not been cleaned since sometime during winter, and we were not ambitious enough for such an undertaking in ...

— Seven Icelandic Short Stories • Various

... the oversight of others—it is evident that the above facts indicate the necessity of more strenuous precautions at this season. Gas pipes and fittings should then be tested; furnace flues and settings looked to; stove, heater, and grate fixtures and connections examined—and in all these particulars the scrutiny should be most closely directed to parts ordinarily covered up or out of sight, so that any defect or weakness from ...

— Scientific American, Volume XLIII., No. 25, December 18, 1880 • Various

... round, Bill, and bring in the wood as ef ye was a good deal in 'arnest, and do ye cut to the measure of the fireplace, and don't waste yer time in shortenin' it, fur the longer the fireplace, the longer the wood; that is, ef ye want to make it a heater." ...

— Holiday Tales - Christmas in the Adirondacks • W. H. H. Murray

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