tuyere Meaning, Definition & Usage

Tu`yère" noun (Also<
  • Tuyere
  • Tuyère
)
Etymology
F.; akin to tuyau a pipe; of Teutonic origin. Cf. Tweer, Tewel.
Definitions
  1. A nozzle, mouthpiece, or fixture through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge. Corruptly written also tweer, and twier.

Webster 1913