Meanings
nounblack oven (plural black ovens)
plural black ovens
- A traditional direct-fired masonry oven.
Synonyms: Roman oven
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA traditional direct-fired masonry oven.
Similar
Roman oven
Origin
The smoke from the wood used as fuel sometimes collects as black soot on the roof of the oven.
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APA
black oven. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20oven
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“black oven.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20oven. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black oven,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20oven.
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