Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Stove
\Stove\, v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Stoved; p. pr. & vb. n. Stoving.]1.To keep warm, in a house or room, by artificial heat; as, to stove orange trees. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
2.To heat or dry, as in a stove; as, to stove feathers. [1913 Webster]