samovar /ˈsæməvɑː(ɹ)/ noun1 •A metal urn with a spigot, for boiling water for making tea. Traditionally, the water is heated by hot coals or charcoal in a chimney-like tube which runs through the center of the urn. Today, it is more likely that the water is heated by an electric coil.The samovar was beginning to sing; the laborers and the family, having disposed of the horses, came in to dinner. — 1901 formssamovars
