Definition for HEARTH

HEARTH, n. [harth; Sax. heorth; G. herd; Dan. haard; Sw. härd. Qu. its connection with earth, which must have been the primitive hearth.]

A pavement or floor of brick or stone in a chimney, on which a fire is made to warm a room, and from which there is a passage for the smoke to ascend.

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