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SLAGGED
SLAG
slag
(verb) convert into slag
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
slagged
simple past tense and past participle of slag
Anagrams
• daggles
Source: Wiktionary
SLAG
Slag, n. Etym: [Sw. slagg, or LG. slacke, whence G. schlacke; originally, perhaps, the splinters struck off from the metal by hammering. See Slay, v. t.]
1. The dross, or recrement, of a metal; also, vitrified cinders.
2. The scoria of a volcano. Slag furnace, or Slag hearth (Metal.), a furnace, or hearth, for extracting lead from slags or poor ore.
– Slag wool, mineral wool. See under Mineral.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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