Samovar

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Samovar \Sa"mo*var\, n. [Russ. samovar'.]
     A metal urn used in Russia for making tea. It is filled with
     water, which is heated by charcoal placed in a pipe, with
     chimney attached, which passes through the urn.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  samovar
       n : a metal urn with a spigot at the base; used in Russia to
           boil water for tea