单词 | potash kettle |
释义 | > as lemmaspotash kettle potash kettle n. now chiefly historical a large vessel used in the manufacture of potash from the ashes of burnt plant material. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for making other articles > [noun] > equipment for making alum, potash, or pitch alum works1617 potash kettle1787 pitch-boilery1885 1787 N.Y. Daily Advertiser 17 Oct. (advt.) The ware manufactured at this Furnace, consists of the following articles, viz..skillets, griddles, potash kettles and coolers, [etc.] 1878 5th Rep. Vermont State Board Agric. 1877–8 105 The sap was..boiled in large potash kettles, with nothing but green wood, and seldom, if ever, any protection from the storms. 1967 PMLA 82 567/1 Potash kettles are a staple article at Monsieur Le Quoi's store in Templeton. 2000 Leading Lights 3 No. 1. 23/2 The Arcole Furnace Co. began to produce pig iron used in the manufacture of potash kettles, cooking kettles, hollow ware, farm implements and the very popular ‘Buckeye’ iron stove. < as lemmas |
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