skimming-ladle love

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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A ladle for use in pouring molten metal in foundries and elsewhere, especially adapted by shape and construction to deliver the pure metal from below the surface, and retain the scum of oxids and impurities which are light and float at the top. There may be a guard at the lip, or, in larger types, the discharge may be from the bottom instead of over the upper edge.

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