Forehearth

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The forward extension of the hearth of a blast furnace under the tymp.

    "The lintel of the forehearth of the furnace bears the date 1753."

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"The lintel of the forehearth of the furnace bears the date 1753."

Etymology

From fore- + hearth.

Related phrases

blast furnace

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