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smelt[2]

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smelt

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Main Entry: ²smelt

Function: transitive verb

Etymology: Dutch or Low German smelten; akin to Old High German smelzan to melt, Old English meltan — more at melt

Date: 1543

1 : to melt or fuse (as ore) often with an accompanying chemical change usually to separate the metal
2 : refine, reduce

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