Definitions
a metal urn with a spigot at the base; used in Russia to boil water for tea
Word origin
From Russian самова́р (samovár, “self-boiler”); from само́ (samó, “self”) + вари́ть (varítʹ, “boil, cook”).
Used in a sentence
“The samovar was beginning to sing; the laborers and the family, having disposed of the horses, came in to dinner.”
“Come on now with the samovar ─ and make haste sorting the letter-bag.”
“Eurydice pointed to the cupboard, and sat down on the low divan with folded hands, and looked at the floor.[…]Elsa made her drink a glass of vodka. Then she fetched the samovar from the kitchen, and made tea.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Tea-water urn”7 letters
02“Russian tea urn”7 letters
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