forehearth

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noun

The forward-facing extension or cavity of the hearth of a blast furnace, under the tymp.

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Meanings

nounforehearth (plural forehearths)

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

Origin

From fore- + hearth.

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APA

forehearth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forehearth

MLA

“forehearth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forehearth. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forehearth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forehearth.

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