stoving

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stoving - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Stove \Stove\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stoved; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Stoving.]
     1. To keep warm, in a house or room, by artificial heat; as,
        to stove orange trees. --Bacon.
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     2. To heat or dry, as in a stove; as, to stove feathers.
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