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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A receptacle in which oil or another smoky fuel is burned to repel insects or to protect an orchard from frost.
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- noun An oil-burning device used to prevent
frost on fruit trees. - noun A pot of
tar and oil burned to produce thick noxious smoke to discouragepests .
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treeseed commented on the word smudge pot
A smudge pot (also known as a choofa or orchard heater) is an oil-burning device used to prevent frost on fruit trees. Usually a smudge pot has a large round base with a chimney coming out of the middle of the base. The smudge pot is placed between trees in an orchard, allowing the heat and smoke from the burning oil to prevent the accumulation of frost on the fruit of the grove. Smudge pots were developed after a disastrous freeze in Southern California in 1913 wiped out a whole crop.
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February 4, 2008
bilby commented on the word smudge pot
Knowns as frost pots in Australia.
February 4, 2008