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forehearths

forehearths is the plural of forehearth.

Meaning of forehearth

Noun

forehearth (plural forehearths)

  1. The forward-facing extension or cavity of the hearth of a blast furnace, under the tymp.
    • The lintel of the forehearth of the furnace bears the date 1753.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 373, about Taynuilt

Questions about forehearths

What is forehearths the plural of?
Forehearths is the plural of forehearth.

Words near forehearths in the dictionary

  1. forehear
  2. foreheard
  3. forehearing
  4. forehears
  5. forehearth
  6. forehearths
  7. foreheat
  8. foreheated
  9. foreheater
  10. foreheaters
  11. foreheating

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