holding furnace

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noun Metallurgy.

a small furnace for holding molten metal produced in a larger melting furnace at a desired temperature for casting.

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How to use holding furnace in a sentence

When we had that meeting in the Caribbean, Jeffrey was holding his own and not only was he a pleasant host, he was pleasant guy.
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After walking block after block holding that container, he had suddenly discarded it and was now clutching a gun.
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He stood holding his 21-month-old son, Jamison, his wife, Kelly, at his side.
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Hatuey asked the religious man holding the flame if indeed any Christians were in heaven.
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He is holding on to life with the hope that he will again be allowed to see his son.
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She was holding the back of her chair with one hand; her loose sleeve had slipped almost to the shoulder of her uplifted arm.
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He shall give his mind to finish the glazing, and his watching to make clean the furnace.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Their glances met, she holding him always at arm's length by that grip upon his shoulders, a grip that was firm and nervous.
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Two many-branched candelabra, holding wax lights, brilliantly illuminate the game.
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He was holding his big head high in the air, like a giraffe, and gazing proudly about him as he ran.
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