taphole

[tap-hohl]

noun Metallurgy.

a hole in a blast furnace, steelmaking furnace, etc., through which molten metal or slag is tapped off.

Origin of taphole

First recorded in 1585–95; tap² + hole

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Historical Examples of taphole

At last the Squire grew weary of standing there with his finger in the taphole, so he took it out.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 70, No. 433, November 1851
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British Dictionary definitions for taphole

taphole

noun

a hole in a furnace for running off molten metal or slag

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