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| hearth [ haarth ] (plural hearths) |
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1. floor of fireplace: the floor of a fireplace, especially when it extends into the room
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2. home life: the fireplace of a home, thought of as a symbol of the home and the life of the family who live in it
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3. metallurgy part of foundry furnace: the lowest part of a foundry furnace where molten metal collects or ore is smelted
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| [ Old English heorþ< Germanic] |
