Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Flakes of oxid of iron which fall from the bloom, ingot, or bar while it is being rolled.
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Examples
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But it is still more unbelievable that a prejudice, equally unfounded, existed against putting into the blast furnaces the roll-scale from the mills which was pure oxide of iron.
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 1920
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I recommended our people to send Du Puy to Cleveland to contract for all the roll-scale of my friend's establishment.
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 1920
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One day, when I was visiting his works at Cleveland, I saw men wheeling this valuable roll-scale into the yard.
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 1920
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