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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An engine or apparatus which consumes a great deal of heat in performing its functions, requiring a powerful evaporating apparatus to keep it supplied with hot steam. Such consumption may be normal for the size of the apparatus, or it may be unnecessarily wasteful and therefore costly.
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