单词 | plumber's furnace |
释义 | > as lemmasplumber's furnace plumber's furnace n. (also plumbers' furnace) now historical a portable furnace used by plumbers to melt lead, for soldering, etc. ΚΠ 1765 T. H. Croker et al. Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. II. at Furnace Plumber's Furnace is a receptacle for the melting of their metal for casting sheet lead. a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 695/1 Plumbers' furnace, a portable soldering furnace. 2001 C. H. Wendel Encycl. Antique Tools & Machinery 174/1 When used with a plumber's furnace, the Thawing Steamer of 1890 could be used for thawing frozen water pipes. < as lemmas |
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