ore hearth
noun
a small blast furnace for smelting lead.
Origin of ore hearth
1First recorded in 1815–25
- Also called Scotch furnace, Scotch hearth.
Words Nearby ore hearth
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How to use ore hearth in a sentence
Lead ores are smelted in the reverberatory furnace, the ore-hearth, and the blast-furnace.
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