American forge

English

Noun

American forge (plural American forges)

  1. (historical, metallurgy) A forge for the direct production of wrought iron, differing from the old Catalan forge mainly in using finely crushed ore and working continuously.[1]

References

  1. ^ Rossiter W[orthington] Raymond (1881) “American forge”, in A Glossary of Mining and Metallurgical Terms. […], Easton, Pa.: [American] Institute [of Mining Engineers], […], →OCLC.
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