blowing house

noun

A building traditionally used for smelting tin in Cornwall and Devon, England, containing a furnace and a pair of bellows powered by an adjacent water wheel.

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blowing mill
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Meanings

nounblowing house (plural blowing houses)

plural blowing houses

  1. A building traditionally used for smelting tin in Cornwall and Devon, England, containing a furnace and a pair of bellows powered by an adjacent water wheel.

    Synonyms: blowing mill

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA building traditionally used for smelting tin in Cornwall and Devon, England, containing a furnace and a pair of bellows powered by an adjacent water wheel.

Similar
blowing mill
Also see
blowing mill
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APA

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“blowing house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blowing%20house. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blowing house,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blowing%20house.

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