| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. The forward extension of the hearth of a blast furnace under the tymp.[Websters]. | |
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Date "FOREHEARTH" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FOREHEARTH
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| Mining | A. A projecting bay in the front of a blast furnace hearth under the tymp. In open-front furnaces, it is from the forehearth that cinder is tapped b. An independent settling reservoir into which is discarded the molten material from a furnace and which is heated from an independent source. The heavy metal settles to the bottom and the light slag rises to the surface c. A section of a furnace, in one of several forms, from which glass is taken for forming. (references) | ||
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