samovar
(ˈsæməʊvɑː(r), sæməʊˈvɑː(r))
[Russian samovar, ‘self-boiler’, f. samo- self + varit{supi} to boil.]
A Russian tea urn.
| 1830 tr. Kotzebue's New Voy. II. 22 note, A Samowar, or self-boiler..generally stands in the middle of the tea-table. 1882 Pall Mall G. 14 June 2/1 The samovar is a tea-kettle which has its fire in a tube running through it, and which, with a few pieces of lighted charcoal dropped into the tube, maintains the water at boiling point with a minimum of evaporation. |