| Franklin stove n. A cast-iron heating stove shaped like a fireplace but employing metal baffles to increase its heating efficiency. [After Benjamin Franklin.] |   Burning wood above a cold air duct heats air which then passes through baffles and is released through vents on each side of the stove. |
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