| 单词 | primus stove |
| 释义 | > as lemmasPrimus stove 2. Also Primus. A proprietary name for: a type of portable pressure stove or lamp, usually burning paraffin. Frequently attributive, esp. as Primus stove. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > stove or cooker > [noun] range1423 buccan1611 fire-range1668 stew-stove1727 screw-range1772 stew-hole1780 cooking stove1796 range stove1803 cooking range1805 cookstove1820 kitchener1829 gas range1853 cooker1860 gas cooker1873 Soyer's stove1878 hay-box1885 blazer1889 machine oven1890 paraffin stove1891 primus1893 electric cooker1894 electric range1894 Yukon stove1898 fireless cooker1904 picnic stove1910 pressure stove1914 Tommy cooker1915 rangette1922 Aga1931 barbecue1931 Rayburn1947 sigri1949 jiko1973 the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > artificial light defined by light-source > [noun] > oil-lamp > pressure lamp > specific primus1893 petromax1929 Tilley1932 1893 Jrnl. Soc. Chem. Industry 30 Dec. 995/1 He had brought for inspection the new ‘Primus’ stove, which burnt petroleum without a wick. 1904 Outing Mar. 698/1 At last we found and packed with rucksacks, small kerosene cans, Primus stove, etc. 1907 Athenæum 12 Oct. 436/2 Robinson with great efforts made the ‘Primus’ work, and then burnt the stew with it. 1933 E. A. Robertson Ordinary Families iii. 53 It was asking too much of anyone's stomach to expect primus cookery. 1944 M. Laski Love on Supertax i. 11 Have you ever tried..to light a primus stove?.. The methylated spirits flare up... You must frantically pump paraffin through to the burner. 1951 G. Millar White Boat from Eng. ii. 16 We had several gadgets for the primus, including a pyramidal toaster. 1974 O. Manning Rain Forest iii. i. 254 Simon folded back the flaps of a large, square tent... A primus lamp hung from the roof. 2002 R. Murphy Kick (2003) 189 A four-berth cabin in the centre, a flush toilet in the bows, a Primus stove on gimbals for cooking. < as lemmas |
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