iron heater en · NOUN
Meanings
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(historical) The piece of metal heated in the fire for a box iron.
It is made hollow, as it has been said, the cavity containing an iron heater, which is plunged into the fire, and made red-hot, or nearly so, as often as the iron cools.
1877, Mrs. Matthias, The Laundry Maid: Her Duties, and How to Perform Them, page 27:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| iron heaters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |