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Metallurgy. The process of heating and stirring molten pig iron with iron oxide in a reverbatory furnace, so as to oxidize and remove carbon and…
The action of raking, stirring, or skimming molten metal, ore, etc., in a furnace using a rabble (rabble, n.2). Frequently attributive.