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Wind-fur′nace.

A furnace in which a strong heat is obtained without the use of bellows, by means of a powerful draft, dependent on a narrow flue or chimney of considerable elevation. Such furnaces are employed in chemical laboratories, and in smelting the more refractory metals.

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