cast iron

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cast iron

noun

Definition of CAST IRON

: a commercial alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon that is cast in a mold and is hard, brittle, nonmalleable, and incapable of being hammer-welded but more easily fusible than steel

Examples of CAST IRON

  1. The fence is made of cast iron.

First Known Use of CAST IRON

1664

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