fourneau

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fourneau

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Borrowed from French fourneau.

noun fourneaus · fourneaux

archaic The chamber of a mine in which the powder is placed. The quantity of powder to charge the fourneau depends on the density and tenacity of the soil in which it is to be made

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"fourneau." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fourneau. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{fourneau_2026,
  title = {fourneau},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fourneau},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}