purdonium
/pəːˈdəʊnɪəm/noun
A decorative coal box with a removable metal liner and a slot or socket to hold a shovel.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Times. Origin uncertain; perhaps from Purdon, the name of either the object's supposed inventor or the first person supposed to have commissioned one to be made + -ium.
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