forehearth

[ fawr-hahrth, fohr- ]

noun

1. (in a blast furnace or cupola) a reservoir for iron or slag, accessible through a door at hearth level.

Word History and Origins

Origin of forehearth¹

First recorded in 1880–85; fore- + hearth

Example Sentences

L—The master stands at the other furnace and prepares the forehearth by ramming it with two rammers.

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At the first stands the smelter, who with a ladle pours the alloy out of the forehearth into the moulds.

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G—The forehearth crucible: one-half inside is to be seen open in the other furnace.

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Then the same assistant throws a little powdered charcoal into the pit of the forehearth and sprinkles it with pulverised earth.

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When the alloy has been poured out of the forehearth, the smelter foreman and the mine captain weigh the cakes.

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