smeltery

[ smel-tuh-ree ]

/ ˈsmɛl tə ri /

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noun, plural smelt·er·ies.

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Origin of smeltery

First recorded in 1805–15; smelt¹ + -ery

I visited a huge smeltery not long ago, and saw how gold and silver were separated from their ores.
Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895|Various