Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A house in which the process of smelting tin ore is carried on.
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Drizzlecombe, near Sheep's Tor, is rich in a variety of antiquities, for it has three stone rows, a large tumulus, a kistvaen, and a later relic -- a miner's blowing-house.
Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Rosalind Northcote
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