forestone (English, noun)
expansion: forestone (plural forestones)
Senses:
topics: engineering
metallurgy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A piece of cast-iron which lies across the hearth with its ends resting between the keystones, and which can be moved toward the front or back of the hearth as required. It is a part of the small rectangular furnace called the "ore-hearth," used in the smelting of lead.
tags: Northern-England
Scotland
Forms:
form: forestones
tags: plural