blowing houses

A form of blowing house — 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of blowing house
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“blowing houses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blowing%20houses. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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