FIREBOX
firebox
(noun) a furnace (as on a steam locomotive) in which fuel is burned
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
firebox (plural fireboxes)
(rail transport) The chamber of a steam engine, or a steam locomotive, in which the fuel is burned.
The part of a fireplace where the fuel is burned.
(vulgar) A redheaded woman (by synecdoche, pars pro toto), or her red pubic hair.
Source: Wiktionary
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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