heater

CEFRB1

/ˈhitɚ/

noun

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Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building.
A fastball, especially one thrown at high velocity.
An extended winning streak.

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“First you've got to sit up and go into the tackroom, because you are soaking wet. And shivering.” […] The tackroom was cold, so Sam turned on the kerosene heater and found a wool cooler and wrapped her in it.
2001, Jane Smiley, Horse Heaven, New York, NY: Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 61
It can be assumed that as the earlier kite shield transformed into the heater shape, there must have been versions in between the two styles. Indeed, in artwork of the Medieval period, shields are rarely present after 1450 and even then are quite small. The development of flattop heaters from larger kite shields is likely the result of increased fighting on horseback and the use of improved armor.
1998, John Clements, Medieval Swordsmanship: Illustrated Methods and Techniques

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From heat + -er.