What is a removable cover, or a gate, for closing an aperture of any kind, as for closing the passageway for molten iron from a ladle called?
shutter — A removable cover, or a gate, for closing an aperture of any kind, as for closing the passageway for molten iron from a ladle. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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