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taphole

noun

Etymology

From tap + hole.

  1. derived from van Hole
  2. derived from hóll
  3. borrowed from Hole
  4. derived from *hulwiją✻
  5. derived from *hulwī✻
  6. derived from holh
  7. compounded as taphole — “tap + hole”

Definitions

  1. In a blast furnace, a hole which molten metal or slag is tapped off through.

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