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trompe
[ tromp ]
/ trÉ’mp /
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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
/ (trÉ’mp) /
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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