almond furnace

== English == === Alternative forms === almond-furnace === Etymology === Probably a corruption of Almain furnace (“German furnace”). === Noun === almond furnace (plural almond furnaces) (metallurgy, obsolete) A kind of furnace used in refining to separate the metal from cinders and other foreign matter. Synonym: sweep === References === “almond furnace”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.