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cast iron
noun
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
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| cast iron | |
| —n | |
| 1. | iron containing so much carbon (1.7 to 4.5 per cent) that it cannot be wrought and must be cast into shape |
| —adj | |
| 2. | made of cast iron |
| 3. | rigid, strong, or unyielding: a cast-iron decision |
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cast iron
1660s, from cast (pp. adj.) "made by melting and being left to harden in a mold" (1530s), from cast (v.) in sense "to throw something in a particular way" (c.1300).
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