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tymps

tymps is the plural of tymp.

Meaning of tymp

Noun

tymp (plural tymps)

  1. A hollow water-cooled iron casting in the upper part of the archway of a blast furnace in which the dam stands.
    • About five or six inches beneath the tymp, also a little in advance of it, is placed a stone called the dam-stone, which is in the shape of a prism. It is securely fixed by means of a strong piece of iron of a peculiar shape, covering its outer side, and called the dam-plate.1868, Francis Herbert Joynson, The Metals Used in Construction

Questions about tymps

What is tymps the plural of?
Tymps is the plural of tymp.

Words near tymps in the dictionary

  1. tympanum
  2. tympanums
  3. tympany
  4. tympf
  5. tympfe
  6. tymps
  7. Tynaarlo
  8. Tynan
  9. Tynans
  10. Tynda
  11. Tyndale

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