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trompe

[ tromp ]
/ trɒmp /

noun

Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.

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Origin of trompe

Borrowed into English from French around 1820–30

Words nearby trompe

trombidiasis, trombone, tromethamine, trommel, tromp, trompe, trompe l'oeil, Tromsö, -tron, trona, tronc
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British Dictionary definitions for trompe

trompe
/ (trɒmp) /

noun

an apparatus for supplying the blast of air in a forge, consisting of a thin column down which water falls, drawing in air through side openings

Word Origin for trompe

C19: from French, literally: trumpet
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