What is a furnace for melting iron or other metals in large quantity, -- used chiefly in foundries and steel works called?
cupola — A furnace for melting iron or other metals in large quantity, -- used chiefly in foundries and steel works. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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