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

Cast Iron :: Cast iron () Highly carbonized iron, the direct product of the blast furnace; -- used for making castings, and for conversion into wrought iron and steel. It can not be welded or forged, is brittle, and sometimes very hard. Besides carbon, it contains sulphur, phosphorus, silica, 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..

Ecdysis :: Ecdysis (n.) The act of shedding, or casting off, an outer cuticular layer, as in the case of serpents, lobsters, etc.; a coming out; as, the ecdysis of the pupa from its shell; exuviation..

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

Scratchbrush :: Scratchbrush (n.) A stiff wire brush for cleaning iron castings and other metal.

Cast :: Cast (n.) The act of casting or throwing; a throw.

Loam :: Loam (n.) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making molds for large castings, often without a pattern..

Ejection :: Ejection (n.) The act of ejecting or casting out; discharge; expulsion; evacuation.

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

Facing :: Facing (n.) A powdered substance, as charcoal, bituminous coal, ect., applied to the face of a mold, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting..

Warp :: Warp (v.) A premature casting of young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc..

Ejectment :: Ejectment (n.) A casting out; a dispossession; an expulsion; ejection; as, the ejectment of tenants from their homes..

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

Casting :: Casting (n.) The warping of a board.

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

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

Air Hole :: Air hole () A fault in a casting, produced by a bubble of air; a blowhole..

Chock :: Chock (n.) A heavy casting of metal, usually fixed near the gunwale. It has two short horn-shaped arms curving inward, between which ropes or hawsers may pass for towing, mooring, etc..

Pedestal :: Pedestal (n.) A casting secured to the frame of a truck and forming a jaw for holding a journal box.

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