dozzling

Verb

dozzle (third-person singular simple present dozzles, present participle dozzling, simple past and past participle dozzled)

1. To stupify; to render dull or insensible.
   • I fetched him a topper as he rushed at me. I dipped and dived under his hind legs, threw him a summersault upon his back, and before he could recover from his surprise, I dealt him such a blow on the nape of his neck, that 'dozzled' him at once.1856, William Martin, “Funny Things About Bears”, in Peter Parley's Annual, page 198
2. To use a dozzle in order to prevent shrinkage when casting in a mold.
   • This point has long been recognised in Sheffield in the manufacture of special steels, both for small and large ingots of crucible cast steel, in which the uppor or top portion is provided with a fireclay top or "dozzler”; in other words , the ingot is “dozzled.”1912, Robert Hadfield, “Method of Producing Sound Ingots”, in Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute, volume 86, number 2, page 13

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