checkerwork
[ chek-er-wurk ]
noun
a pile of loosely stacked bricks in the regenerator of a regenerative furnace.
Origin of checkerwork
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How to use checkerwork in a sentence
On his wise shoulders through the checkerwork of leaves the sun flung spangles, dancing coins.
Ulysses | James JoyceTwelve enormous masses of metallic checkerwork, covered with wide cooling fins, almost filled the vast hall.
Spacehounds of IPC | Edward Elmer SmithFive weaves are recognized by the Tinguian, but they are really variations of two—checkerwork and the diagonal or twilled.
The Tinguian | Fay-Cooper ColeMasses of flue-dust had clogged the holes in the checkerwork and reduced its power for holding heat.
Steel | Charles Rumford WalkerMy first sensation, as I stepped off the ladder to the checkerwork inside the stove, was relief.
Steel | Charles Rumford Walker
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