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A pit dug in the ground for an open fire, typically one used for cooking or heating.
A place for a fire; spec. an open-fronted structure at the base of a chimney which houses a domestic fire.
†(a) a fireplace (obsolete); (b) a place from which weapons are fired.
An Indian fireplace or cooking-place.