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Throw :: Throw (v. i.) To perform the act of throwing or casting; to cast; specifically, to cast dice..

Lingot :: Lingot (n.) A linget or ingot; also, a mold for casting metals. See Linget..

Torment :: Torment (n.) An engine for casting stones.

Pickle :: Pickle (v. t.) A bath of dilute sulphuric or nitric acid, etc., to remove burnt sand, scale rust, etc., from the surface of castings, or other articles of metal, or to brighten them or improve their color..

Foundry :: Foundry (n.) The buildings and works for casting metals.

Casting :: Casting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cas.

Sloughing :: Sloughing (n.) The act of casting off the skin or shell, as do insects and crustaceans; ecdysis..

Poll :: Poll (n.) The casting or recording of the votes of registered electors; as, the close of the poll..

Plumbing :: Plumbing (n.) The art of casting and working in lead, and applying it to building purposes; especially, the business of furnishing, fitting, and repairing pipes for conducting water, sewage, etc..

Spider :: Spider (n.) A skeleton, or frame, having radiating arms or members, often connected by crosspieces; as, a casting forming the hub and spokes to which the rim of a fly wheel or large gear is bolted; the body of a piston head; a frame for strengthening a core or mold for a casting, etc..

Mould :: Mould (v. t.) To form a mold of, as in sand, in which a casting may be made..

Shrinkage :: Shrinkage (n.) The amount of such contraction; the bulk or dimension lost by shrinking, as of grain, castings, etc..

Cast :: Cast (v. t.) To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide; as, a casting voice..

Oracular :: Oracular (a.) Of or pertaining to an oracle; uttering oracles; forecasting the future; as, an oracular tongue..

Apotelesmatic :: Apotelesmatic (a.) Relating to the casting of horoscopes.

Core :: Core (v. t.) To form by means of a core, as a hole in a casting..

Cuvette :: Cuvette (n.) A pot, bucket, or basin, in which molten plate glass is carried from the melting pot to the casting table..

Shedder :: Shedder (n.) A crab in the act of casting its shell, or immediately afterwards while still soft; -- applied especially to the edible crabs, which are most prized while in this state..

Ejaculatory :: Ejaculatory (a.) Casting or throwing out; fitted to eject; as, ejaculatory vessels..

Blowhole :: Blowhole (n.) An air hole in a casting.

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