Definition of Chafiry
Chaf"er*y (?), n. [See
Chafe, v. t.] (Iron Works)
An open furnace or forge, in which blooms are heated before
being wrought into bars.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- an open furnace or forge, in which blooms are heated before being wrought into bars.
Quotations
*1957: The open hearths of finery and chafery are surmounted each by a huge himney. — H.R. Schubert, History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, p. 224.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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