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floss hole
noun
, Metallurgy.
- a hole in a puddling furnace for the removal of ash or slag.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of floss hole1
1830–40; floss slag < German Flosz in same sense
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Example Sentences
The excess of slag is allowed to run off by the chio or floss hole.
From Project Gutenberg
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