forehearth
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of forehearth
Example Sentences
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Outside each furnace hearth there is a small pit full of powder which is compressed by ramming, and in this manner is made the forehearth which receives the metal flowing from the furnaces.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
When the forehearth has been hollowed out it is pounded with a round bronze rammer.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
On one side of the forehearth is a low wall, three-quarters of a foot wider and one foot longer than the forehearth, on which lies charcoal powder.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
G—The forehearth crucible: one-half inside is to be seen open in the other furnace.
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
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