almond furnace
almond furnace · almond furnaces
A kind of furnace used in refining to separate the metal from cinders and other…A kind of furnace used in refining to separate the metal from cinders and other foreign matter.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)A kind of furnace used in refining to separate the metal from cinders and other foreign matter.
Origin
Probably a corruption of Almain furnace (“German furnace”).Probably a corruption of Almain furnace (“German furnace”).
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