SLAG

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
n.

The dross, or recrement, of a metal; also, vitrified cinders.

2.
n.

The scoria of a volcano. Slag furnace, or Slag hearth (Metal.), a furnace, or hearth, for extracting lead from slags or poor ore. -- Slag wool, mineral wool. See under Mineral.

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