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▪ I. † ˈdozzle, v. Obs. [f. doze v. with freq. suffix -le.] trans. To render stupid; to stupefy.
a1670Hacket Abp. Williams ii. (1692) 142 Being dozzled with fear, thinks every man wiser than himself. ▪ II. dozzle, n. Metallurgy.|ˈdɒz(ə)l| Also dozzler. A hollow refractory brick fitted to the top of an ingot-mould to provide a reservoir of molten metal, which flows downwards to fill cavities in the ingot; = feeder 9 a.
1923J. W. Hall in Harbord & Hall Metallurgy of Steel (ed. 7) II. i. 4 With this the fire-brick head, called in Sheffield a ‘dozzler’, can be lifted off. 1932E. Gregory Metallurgy ii. 51 A short fireclay cylinder, known as a core or dozzle. 1954Gloss. Terms Iron & Steel (B.S.I.) II. 8 Dozzle, a preheated hollow refractory brick used to provide a feeder head for small ingots. |