Meanings
nounshear-cake (plural shear-cakes)
plural shear-cakes
- businessA counterweighted refractory slab used as a gate or door to a small furnace or oven.
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shear-cake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shear-cake
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“shear-cake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shear-cake. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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