ore hearth
noun
a small blast furnace for smelting lead.
Also called
Scotch furnace,
Scotch hearth.
Origin of ore hearth
First recorded in 1815–25
Words nearby ore hearth
ordzhonikidze,
ordóñez,
ore,
ore bridge,
ore dressing,
ore hearth,
ore mountains,
ore rotundo,
ore tanker,
ore.,
oread
Example sentences from the Web for ore hearth
Lead ores are smelted in the reverberatory furnace, the ore-hearth, and the blast-furnace.