Tuyere

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tuyere \Tu`y[`e]re"\, n. [F.; akin to tuyau a pipe; of Teutonic
     origin. Cf. {Tweer}, {Tewel}.]
     A nozzle, mouthpiece, or fixture through which the blast is
     delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire
     of a forge. [Corruptly written also {tweer}, and {twier}.]
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     {Tuy[`e]re arch}, the embrasure, in the wall of a blast
        furnace through which the tuy[`e]re enters.
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