a hole beneath a fireplace or furnace into which the ashes fall; also, a hole in which ashes and household refuse are thrown away.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > equipment > furnace or kiln > furnace > parts of furnace > [noun] > hearth or floor of furnace > parts of (5) ash-hole1651 a hole beneath a fireplace or furnace into which the ashes fall; also, a hole in which ashes and household refuse are thrown away. workstone1667 Metallurgy. A sloping iron plate at the front of a furnace, typically having a groove down which the molten metal flows. Now chiefly historical. ash-pit1797 = ash-hole n. sow1843 technical. A large oblong mass of solidified metal as obtained from the blast- or smelting-furnace. One of the larger channels, or the main channel… cinderblock1868 †(a) a brass or cast iron slab forming part of a blast furnace and containing holes through which slag is discharged during iron smelting (obsolete)… |
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