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  • noun Scotland The chief of a fire brigade

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Examples

  • In 1776, he served as a firemaster in the first ward.

    Willett of the Day: Edward S. Willett, merchant ewillett 2008

  • Francis Quoynt is a military explosives expert – a firemaster – newly unemployed after the end of a war abroad.

    Archive 2010-02-01 Carla 2010

  • Francis Quoynt is a military explosives expert – a firemaster – newly unemployed after the end of a war abroad.

    The Firemaster’s Mistress, by Christie Dickason. Book review Carla 2010

  • Francis Quoynt is a military explosives expert – a firemaster – newly unemployed after the end of a war abroad.

    The battle of Arfderydd or Arthuret Carla 2010

  • This is one of the most difficult conditions to control in firing and depends completely on the skill of the firemaster.

    11. Glaze problems 1993

  • They can also be placed at the top and bottom or front and back of the setting so that the firemaster can change the damper setting or slow the firing rate to compensate for temperature differences within the kiln chamber.

    2. Kilns 1987

  • The firemaster should make sure that the cones are set in the same way at each firing.

    2. Kilns 1987

  • After that the firemaster and the firing crew should discuss the outcome of their firing and they should try to pinpoint problems and decide upon how these problems could be solved at the next firing.

    2. Kilns 1987

  • The experienced firemaster will be able to accurately judge the temperature by its colour.

    2. Kilns 1987

  • However, normally the firemaster can judge when the desired biscuit temperature is reached by the colour inside the kiln.

    2. Kilns 1987

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