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forgeOpen furnace for heating metal ore and metal for working and forming, or a workshop containing forge hearths and related equipment. From earliest times, smiths (see smithing) heated iron in forges and formed it by hammering on an anvil. A bellows operated by an assistant or by a foot treadle provided the forced draft for raising the temperature of the fire. Later, a waterwheel or animal power was often used to operate the bellows; modern forges have mechanically powered bellows or rotary blowers. forge 1. a place in which metal is worked by heating and hammering; smithy 2. a hearth or furnace used for heating metal 3. a machine used to shape metals by hammering forge [fȯrj] (metallurgy) To form a metal, usually hot, into desirable shapes by employing compressive forces. A machine or place in which metal is formed hot, or where iron is produced from its ore. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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