Galloway boiler

noun

A modified type of Lancashire boiler with one flue opposed to two, patented in 1851.

Meanings

nounGalloway boiler (plural Galloway boilers)

plural Galloway boilers

  1. A modified type of Lancashire boiler with one flue opposed to two, patented in 1851.

Origin

Introduced by W & J Galloway & Sons.

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