wood burner

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wood burner

noun wood burners · wood-burner

UK A heater or stove that burns wood for fuel.
historical A steam locomotive fuelled with wood instead of coal or oil, mainly used in areas with a plentiful supply of wood. These wood burners have African drivers with two African firemen who take in turn the two main duties of putting wood into the firebox and moving it forward on the tender.

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@misc{wood_burner_2026,
  title = {wood burner},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wood%20burner},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}