boshes

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boshes - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bosh \Bosh\, n.; pl. Boshes. [Cf. G. b["o]schung a slope.]
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     1. One of the sloping sides of the lower part of a blast
        furnace; also, one of the hollow iron or brick sides of
        the bed of a puddling or boiling furnace.
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     2. pl. The lower part of a blast furnace, which slopes
        inward, or the widest space at the top of this part.
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     3. In forging and smelting, a trough in which tools and
        ingots are cooled.
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