firebox

Definitions

1. The chamber of a steam engine, or a steam locomotive, in which the fuel is burned.
2. The part of a fireplace where the fuel is burned.
3. A redheaded woman or her red pubic hair.
   slang, vulgar

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Examples

“The firebox married to Britannia's boiler is not, however, in the Doncaster tradition, notwithstanding that it is comparable in dimensions to that of the "V2." […] Britannia's firebox would appear⟳ to have⟳ derived from those of the Bulleid Pacifics, which it closely resembles.”

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