- absurd or foolish talk; nonsense.
- the section of a blast furnace between the hearth and the stack, having the form of a frustum of an inverted cone.
- empty or meaningless talk or opinions; nonsense
- the lower tapering portion of a blast furnace, situated immediately above the air-inlet tuyères
- the deposit of siliceous material that occurs on the surfaces of vessels in which copper is refined
- a water tank for cooling glass-making tools, etc
- a kitchen sink or wash basin
