hibachin.
/hɪˈbɑːtʃi/ A large earthenware pan or brazier in which charcoal is burnt esp. in order to warm the hands or heat a room.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > portable receptacle for burning fuel
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fire vessela1382
chafer1395
chimneyc1420
chafing-dish1483
coal pan1530
fire chauffer1558
brazeraine1623
brasero1652
brazier1690
firecage1770
fire-holder1789
fire basket1798
mangal1814
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rodney1848
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chip pan1854
reredos1859
hibachi1863
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1863 R. Alcock Capital of Tycoon II. xvi. 379 There were also some fifty Hebachis, or vessels for burning charcoal and warming the rooms, corresponding with the Spanish Brazeiro.
1874 Trans. Asiatic Soc. Japan II. 132 Boys and girls assemble around the hibachi.
1921 Outward Bound Apr. 22/1 The little kimori [sic, for komori nurse-maid] was bidden to join the family circle around the hibachi.
1959 R. Kirkbride Tamiko iv. 28 The small..mat room was bare except for..the hibachi, and a scattering of china on the shelf.
1965 Austral. Women's Weekly 20 Jan. 27/1 The other indispensable came from a prolonged stay in Yokohama, a small serviceable iron hibachi, the original of the Western barbecue grill, but portable.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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