bloomery
English
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Noun
bloomery (plural bloomeries)
- A forge in which wrought iron is made straight from ore.
- 1863, Samuel Smiles, Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers
- The natives had probably smelted it themselves in their rude bloomeries, […]
- 1863, Samuel Smiles, Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers
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