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ore hearth
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noun
a small blast furnace for smelting lead.
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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Also called Scotch furnace, Scotch hearth.
Origin of ore hearth
First recorded in 1815–25
Words nearby ore hearth
Oregon fir, Oregon grape, Oregon myrtle, Oregon pine, Oregon Trail, ore hearth, oreide, Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Orel, or else, Orem
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How to use ore hearth in a sentence
Lead ores are smelted in the reverberatory furnace, the ore-hearth, and the blast-furnace.