wood burner

Definitions

1. A heater or stove that burns wood for fuel.
   UK
2. A steam locomotive fuelled with wood instead of coal or oil, mainly used in areas with a plentiful supply of wood.
   historical

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“A considerable number⟳ of engines are wood-burners, although with ample supplies of soft coal from Russia, the adherence to wood-burning may be nothing more than a form⟳ of Government subsidy to the timber trade⟳.”

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