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.