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Definition of 'samovar'Noun
( en-noun)
A metal urn with a spigot, for boiling water for making tea. Traditionally, the water is heated by hot coals or charcoal in a chimney-like tube which runs through the center of the urn. Today, it is more likely that the water is heated by an electric coil.
* 1919, , Duckworth, hardback edition, page 107
- Come on now with the samovar - and make haste sorting the letter-bag.
* {{quote-book|year=1932|author=(Maurice Baring)
|title=Friday's Business
|chapter=20 citation
|passage=Eurydice pointed to the cupboard, and sat down on the low divan with folded hands, and looked at the floor.
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