muck bar

noun

, Metallurgy.

1. a rough bar of wrought iron, rolled from blooms of iron extracted from a puddling furnace.

Word History and Origins

Origin of muck bar¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

The samples here noted were cut and piled only once from the muck bar.

From Project Gutenberg

The muck-bar made from the blooms was fibrous in fracture, and showed every appearance of good iron.

From Project Gutenberg