Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
open-hearth furnace
  1. (esp formerly) a steel-making reverbatory furnace in which pig iron and scrap are contained in a shallow hearth and heated by producer gas
'open-hearth furnace' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
breast - fettle - kicker - peel - recarburize

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