trompe

noun

variants or less commonly tromp
ˈträmp
plural -s
: an apparatus (as for a Catalan forge) in which air is sucked through sloping holes in the upper end of a large vertical wooden tube and led to a furnace by a stream of falling water that is discharged below

Word History

Etymology

French trompe, literally, trumpet, from Old French

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“Trompe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trompe. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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