tuyere

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[edit] English

A tuyere

From French tuyère, from Old French toiere, from tuyau (“pipe”) (of Germanic origin), replacing earlier spellings.

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tuyere (plural tuyeres)

A nozzle or similar fixture through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge
- 1957, H.R. Schubert, History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, page 21:
  
  Remains of a clay tuyere are present through which the blast was conducted into the furnace.

fixture through which the blast is delivered into a furnace