DOWNCOME
Etymology
Noun
downcome (plural downcomes)
A tumbling or falling down; a sudden or heavy fall; an overthrow; ruin; destruction.
In ironmaking, a pipe that leads combustible gases downward from the top of the blast furnace to the hot-blast stoves, boilers, etc, where they are burned.
A downpour of rain.
Verb
downcome (third-person singular simple present downcomes, present participle downcoming, simple past downcame, past participle downcome)
To come down; fall down; come or fall apart.
Anagrams
• come down, come-down, comedown
Source: Wiktionary
Down"come`, n.
1. Sudden fall; downfall; overthrow. Milton.
2. (Iron Manuf.)
Definition: A pipe for leading combustible gases downward from the top of the blast furnace to the hot-blast stoves, boilers, etc., where they are burned.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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