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"The hearth of a metal-forging shop; the forge of a smithy."
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"text": "The brakeman had to help the fireman shovel coal into the firebox as the engineer coaxed his locomotive up grade."
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"An enclosed hearth with hatch for refueling that is attached to or built into a boiler that supplies steam for mechanical power."
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"The internal hearth of a furnace, stove, or heater."
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"examples": [
{
"text": "When the bottom of the grill firebox burned through, everybody ran over and stomped embers too keep the picnic shelter from catching fire."
}
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"The hearth of an outdoor grill."
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{
"text": "The brakeman had to help the fireman shovel coal into the firebox as the engineer coaxed his locomotive up grade."
}
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"An enclosed hearth with hatch for refueling that is attached to or built into a boiler that supplies steam for mechanical power."
],
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[
"hearth",
"hearth"
],
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"The internal hearth of a furnace, stove, or heater."
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"stove",
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"text": "When the bottom of the grill firebox burned through, everybody ran over and stomped embers too keep the picnic shelter from catching fire."
}
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"The hearth of an outdoor grill."
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