smudge pot

Meaning

Noun

• Kerosene flares with round bottoms and wicks in a protected cage. They were once used to mark highway construction sites and functioned as utility flares.
• An oil-burning device used to prevent frost on fruit trees.
• A pot of tar and oil burned to produce thick noxious smoke to discourage pests.

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Similar words

• choofa
• orchard heater