muck bar
noun Metallurgy.
a rough bar of wrought iron, rolled from blooms of iron extracted from a puddling furnace.
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Origin of muck bar
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Words nearby muck bar
mucinous carcinoma, muciparous, muciparous gland, muck, muck about, muck bar, muck in, muck up, muck-a-muck, muck-up, muck-up day
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Example sentences from the Web for muck bar
The muck-bar made from the blooms was fibrous in fracture, and showed every appearance of good iron.