What is a small furnace or iron cage to hold fire for charring the inside of a cask, and making the staves flexible. Knight called?
cresset — (Coopering) A small furnace or iron cage to hold fire for charring the inside of a cask, and making the staves flexible. Knight. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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