forehearth [fawr-hahrth, fohr-] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- (in a blast furnace or cupola) a reservoir for iron or slag, accessible through a door at hearth level.
Origin of forehearth First recorded in 1880–85; fore- + hearth Examples from the Web for forehearth Historical Examples of forehearth
In this method the molten lead in the forehearth absorbs the silver.
Georgius Agricola
At the first stands the smelter, who with a ladle pours the alloy out of the forehearth into the moulds.
Georgius Agricola
G—The forehearth crucible: one-half inside is to be seen open in the other furnace.
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L—The master stands at the other furnace and prepares the forehearth by ramming it with two rammers.
Georgius Agricola
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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