Definition
cookstove
noun
- a stove used for cooking food, typically fueled by wood, coal, gas, or electricity
Usage: often refers to older or traditional models, especially wood-burning or coal-burning stoves; common in historical or rural contexts
Examples
- The farmhouse had an old cast-iron cookstove in the kitchen.
- She heated water on the cookstove for tea.
- The cookstove burned wood during the winter months.
- Grandmother's cookstove was the heart of the home.
- They replaced the antique cookstove with a modern electric range.
- The cookstove required regular cleaning and maintenance.