Sibley stove

noun

Sib·​ley stove

ˈsiblē-

: a simple heating stove for a tent consisting of a sheet-iron cone with a small stovepipe attached extending outside the tent

Word History

Etymology

after Henry Hopkins Sibley †1886 American army officer

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