Knox and Oxborne furnace
Knox and Oxborne furnace
[′näks ən ′äks·bərn ‚fər·nəs] (mining engineering)
A continuously working shaft furnace for roasting quicksilver ores, having the fireplace built in the masonry at one side; the fuel is wood.
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