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tundishes

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tun⋅dish

  [tuhn-dish]
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–noun Metallurgy.
1. (in a vacuum induction furnace) a trough through which molten metal flows under vacuum to a mold chamber.
2. Also called pouring box, pouring basket, pouring basin. a refractory-lined vessel having holes for distributing metal being teemed into ingot molds.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see tun, dish
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tun·dish   (tŭn'dĭsh)   
n.  

  1. A funnel.

  2. A container for pouring molten metal into a mold, having holes in the bottom to prevent splashing.

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