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noun
A high-grade steel, used in tools and dies, originally made by fusing wrought iron and charcoal in a crucible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
steel made by the mixture of molten wrought iron, charcoal, and other substances in a crucible
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: steel
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