Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Serving to consume or burn smoke: as, a smoke-consuming furnace.
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Examples
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When Biedenbach, the German terrorist, hid with us some time later, he installed a smoke-consuming device that enabled us to sit by crackling wood fires on winter nights.
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Many valuable relics have been found, among which, curious to relate, is the smoke-consuming device of Biedenbach's mentioned in the narrative.
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Is it not, economically viewed, the principle of Dr. Franklin's smoke-consuming pipe applied to the infinitely more important sphere of human existence?
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 Various
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There are several good smoke-consuming devices on the market that have been thoroughly tested by the government, which will furnish their names on application.
Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation Mary Huston Gregory
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There would be no danger of a scarcity of coal if manufacturers all knew the value and economy of electric water-power or low-grade fuels, and of smoke-consuming devices.
Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation Mary Huston Gregory
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Under such circumstances, the combustion is very regular, the furnace does not roar, and the smoke-consuming qualities are perfect.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887 Various
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Did not Dr. Franklin invent a smoke-consuming stove?
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 Various
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Among his inventions may be mentioned a machine for making fuel from wheat straw, and a smoke-consuming device.
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Among his inventions may be mentioned a machine for making fuel from wheat straw, and a smoke-consuming device.
Edison, His Life and Inventions Frank Lewis Dyer 1905
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When Biedenbach, the German terrorist, hid with us some time later, he installed a smoke-consuming device that enabled us to sit by crackling wood fires on winter nights.
The Iron Heel Jack London 1896
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