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BONE-ASH CUP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bone-ash cup mean?
• BONE-ASH CUP (noun)
The noun BONE-ASH CUP has 1 sense:
1. a small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead
Familiarity information: BONE-ASH CUP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bone-ash cup; cupel; refractory pot
Hypernyms ("bone-ash cup" is a kind of...):
vessel (an object used as a container (especially for liquids))
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