a. [f. STOVE sb.1 + -LESS.] Having no stove.

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1837.  Western Courier & Enquirer (Piqua, OH), 25 Jan., 1/3. The man, who, in a stoveless, fireless room can deliberately push back the bed clothes and roll out of his warm nest, without a shrug or shudder, is calculated for deeds of noble daring.

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1889.  Advance (Chicago), Nov., 7. Their shivering women, in stoveless hovels.

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1906.  Macm. Mag., Nov., 8. Ah, those stoveless rooms in Milan and Brescia!

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