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Wedge furnace

noun
\ ˈwej-\

Definition of Wedge furnace

: a mechanical shaft furnace for roasting ore that has several hearths one above the other and rabbles attached to a central revolving shaft

History and Etymology for Wedge furnace

after Utley Wedge, its inventor

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