1.   A great iron stove filled half the room.

2.   The only heating was from a temperamental iron stove in the centre of each hut.

3.   A wood-burning iron stove occupied the hearth of a big stone fireplace at one end.

4.   A wood fire crackles in an iron stove.

5.   Even the enormous iron stoves required to warm each room are massive, ornate marvels that raise the potbellied stove to artistic status.

6.   In cold weather, bathing was done in front of a black iron stove situated in the center of the front room.

7.   It is a time for gathering and chopping wood to fire the small iron stoves that separate the guests and monks in their cells from deep-frozen meditation.

8.   That night, supper was soft-boiled chunks of horse meat with potatoes and flat steamed bread, cooked on an iron stove fueled with dried dung.