Thesaurus: fettling
A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace.
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Definitions
- n. A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace.
- n. The operation of shaving or smoothing the surface of undried clay ware.
- 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.
- A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of apuddling furnace. [Eng.] [It is commonly called fix in the UnitedStates.]
- v remove mold marks or sand from (a casting)