shear-cakes

A form of shear-cake — A counterweighted refractory slab used as a gate or door to a small furnace or oven.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of shear-cake
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APA

shear-cakes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shear-cakes

MLA

“shear-cakes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shear-cakes. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shear-cakes,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shear-cakes.

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