English
Noun
en-noun|sg=hot stove
- A relatively low-powered kitchen appliance used in lieu of a proper stove.
#:* You can try boiling water for that spaghetti on the hot stove, but it might take a few hours.
- baseball Term that defines the baseball offseason where trades are taking place and teams look to sign free agents. (e.g. The "hot stove" report)
Quotations
1986 April 30, Dan Shaughnessy, �Pregame prediction was just a little off�, The Boston Globe 1
1989, February 13, Roger Angell, Season Ticket: A Baseball Companion, page 22, Ballantine Books
1994 November, Peter C. Bjarkman, Baseball with a Latin Beat, page 286, McFarland? & Company
References
MLB.com hot stove report
Derived terms
hot stove league
|
