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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. |
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| From Tony-nominated Broadway plays the silver and small screens, the actress forges ahead without missing a cardiovascular beat. As a very amateur sailor, I believe there are two types of watercraft in the world: (1) the craft that forges ahead steadily through wind and wave, indifferent to countervailing forces until it hits the ultimate iceberg, rogue wave, or boat bigger than itself, and (2) the craft that skips nimbly from wave to wave, riding the good, avoiding the bad, and at all times seeking the best winds to move it forward (sort of like my boat, when I don't get in the way). Meanwhile, Tracy forges ahead with one of his best hitters watching most games from the bench, a tough thing for a manager weary of seeing his injury-depleted, youth-laden club get shut down night after night. |
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