Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To spill; splash.
- n. A pool: same as flash.
- n. A swamp; a body of standing water grown over with weeds, reeds, etc.
- n. In metallurgy, a hopper-shaped box in which ore is placed for the action of the stamps. The side of the box has a shutter, which is raised or lowered to allow the ore to escape when it has reached the desired fineness.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Metallurgy) A hopper-shaped box or �nortar in which ore is placed for the action of the stamps.
Etymologies
- Compare German Flösse a trough in which tin ore is washed. (Wiktionary)
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