Tewel
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtjuːəl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tewel is a noun meaning (now rare) A vent or chimney or pipe, especially one leading into a furnace or bellows.
Meaning
(now rare) A vent or chimney or pipe, especially one leading into a furnace or bellows.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) The anus, rectum or posterior.
Example Sentences
It healeth also cuts, and swelling of the tewel, or fundament, […]
Lamasure, M. Le Petit, French patent of, for a double-case furnace tewel supplied with water, &c., xiv. (3d s.) 29
Also, there are no obvious differences in the proportion of tewel pieces with attached slag in the two furnace types.
1825 September 29, patent for a Forge and furnace water back and tewel, recorded in A List of Patents Granted by the United States
Word Forms
- tewels
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include twire, twire-pipe, tuyer, twyere, twier, twyer.
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