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A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace.

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  1. n. A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace.
  2. n. The operation of shaving or smoothing the surface of undried clay ware.
  3. 1. (Metal.) A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace. [Eng.] [It is commonly called fix in the United States.] 2. (Pottery) The operation of shaving or smoothing the surface of undried clay ware.
  4. A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of apuddling furnace. [Eng.] [It is commonly called fix in the UnitedStates.]
  5. v remove mold marks or sand from (a casting)