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		Definition of bog iron in English: bog iron(also bog iron ore) noun mass nounAn impure porous form of limonite deposited in bogs.  Example sentencesExamples -  The very earliest tools were probably made of local bog iron.
 -  Several large pieces of iron slag suggest the village was self-sufficient for iron tools, perhaps using ‘bog iron’ as raw material.
 -  Bog iron is a renewable resource, making it particularly important.
 -  Also needed were iron ore or bog iron, limestone to be used as the purifying flux, and a water power source to run the bellows to deliver huge amounts of air into the blast for twenty-four-hour-a-day operations.
 -  Bog iron is naturally occurring in and around Kingston and is extracted from the iron-rich sediment found in many swampy areas.
 
    Definition of bog iron in US English: bog ironnoun Soft, spongy goethite deposited in bogs.  Example sentencesExamples -  Several large pieces of iron slag suggest the village was self-sufficient for iron tools, perhaps using ‘bog iron’ as raw material.
 -  Bog iron is naturally occurring in and around Kingston and is extracted from the iron-rich sediment found in many swampy areas.
 -  The very earliest tools were probably made of local bog iron.
 -  Bog iron is a renewable resource, making it particularly important.
 -  Also needed were iron ore or bog iron, limestone to be used as the purifying flux, and a water power source to run the bellows to deliver huge amounts of air into the blast for twenty-four-hour-a-day operations.
 
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