forehearth

American  

[fawr-hahrth, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌhɑrθ, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

1. (in a blast furnace or cupola) a reservoir for iron or slag, accessible through a door at hearth level.

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Etymology

Origin of forehearth

First recorded in 1880–85; fore- + hearth

Example Sentences

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forehearth

It easily discharges into the forehearth, which is one and a half feet higher than the floor of the building, in order that below it to the left a dipping-pot can be made.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola

After this the material from the melted pyrites flows out, and then the molten lead contained in the forehearth absorbs the gold and silver.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola

Then the same assistant throws a little powdered charcoal into the pit of the forehearth and sprinkles it with pulverised earth.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola

The assistant, having prepared the forehearth, returns to the furnace and besmears both sides as well as the top of the mouth with simple lute.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola

At the first stands the smelter, who with a ladle pours the alloy out of the forehearth into the moulds.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola