Etymology
From
tuyère, from , from (of Germanic origin), replacing earlier spellings.
Noun
- A nozzle or similar fixture through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge
- 1957, H.R. Schubert, History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, page 21:
- Remains of a clay tuyere are present through which the blast was conducted into the furnace.
