thermantidote

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Definition of thermantidote in English English dictionary

An antidote to heat, especially a rotating fan attached to a window

I felt the hair lift at the back of my head, and my heart thump like a thermantidote paddle.

A device for circulating and cooling the air, consisting essentially of a kind of roasting fan fitted in a window and incased in wet tatties

Etymology

() From Ancient Greek θέρμη + antidote.