puddling furnace
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112fettling — /fet ling/, n. Metall. the material with which the hearth of a puddling furnace is lined, usually a dolomite or refractory mixture. [1860 65; FETTLE + ING1] * * * …
113floss hole — Metall. a hole in a puddling furnace for the removal of ash or slag. [1830 40; floss slag < G Flosz in same sense] * * * …
114muck bar — Metall. a rough bar of wrought iron, rolled from blooms of iron extracted from a puddling furnace. [1865 70, Amer.] * * * …
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116fettling — /ˈfɛtlɪŋ/ (say fetling) noun the material with which the hearth of a puddling furnace or the like is lined, as a substance rich in oxides of iron …
117fettle — [fet′ l] vt. fettled, fettling [ME fetlen, to make ready, prob. < OE fetel, belt (akin to feter, FETTER), confused with fætel, container < fæt, VAT] 1. Dial. to put in order or readiness; arrange 2. to line or cover (the hearth of a… …
118fettling — [fet′liŋ] n. [see FETTLE] a loose material, as silica, used to fettle a puddling furnace …
119puddle ball — noun : the lump of pasty wrought iron taken from the puddling furnace to be hammered or rolled …
120muck bar — Metall. a rough bar of wrought iron, rolled from blooms of iron extracted from a puddling furnace. [1865 70, Amer.] …
