solder

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A little extra solder should be applied round the points where the ports will be The Steam Ports.--These are drilled (with a 1/32-inch twist drill), at an angle of about 30 degrees to the plate, along the circle already scribed.

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  1. noun Any of various fusible alloys, usually tin and lead, used to join metallic parts.
  2. noun Something that joins or cements.
  3. transitive verb To unite or repair (parts, for example) with solder.

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  • As soon as the solder is cooled and set, the chuck with its attached work may then be put in the lathe, and the work proceeded with until it is completed. —  James Nasmyth: Engineer, An Autobiography.
  • A little extra solder should be applied round the points where the ports will be The Steam Ports.--These are drilled (with a 1/32-inch twist drill), at an angle of about 30 degrees to the plate, along the circle already scribed. —  Things To Make
  • In the process of joining such parts as the handle and spout by hard solder, that is to say, solder as difficult to melt as the main body of the object, one of the most valuable inventions for chemical processes, the blow-pipe, is employed with the aid of two other great scientific aids of modern times. —  Rides on Railways
  • In some cases the bottoms of cocks are burnt in with hard solder, but this method cannot be depended upon, as the solder is softened and wasted away by the hot salt water, and in time the bottom leaks, or is forced out. —  A Catechism of the Steam Engine
  • Apply the flux to the groove in the top of each can where the solder is to be melted, using for this purpose a small brush or a small stick having a piece of cloth wrapped around one end. —  Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals
 

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  1. Middle English soudur, from Old French soudure, soldure, from souder, soulder, to solder, from Latin solidāre, to make solid, from solidus, solid; see solid.

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  1. Early modern English also soulder, soder, sowder (dial. also sawder); from Old French souldure, soudure, soudeure, soudure, French soudure = Sp, Pg, soldadura = Italian soldatura, a soldering, from Old French souder, soulder, orig. *solder, solder, consolidate, close or fasten together, = Provencal soldar, soudar = Spanish Portuguese soldar = Italian soldare, sodare, from Latin solidare, make firm, from solidus, solid, firm: see solid, and cf. soud.
  2. Early modern English also soulder, soder, sowder; from solder, n.
 

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