What is the sheet iron casing at the end of boilers to convey the smoke from the flues to the smokestack called?
breeching — The sheet iron casing at the end of boilers to convey the smoke from the flues to the smokestack. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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