SLICE BAR Definition & Meaning

slice bar

noun

a long-handled instrument with a blade at the end, for clearing away or breaking up clinkers, coal, etc., in a furnace.

slice bar

noun

an iron bar used for raking out furnaces

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of slice bar¹

First recorded in 1840–50

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The tools used for cleaning the fire are the slice bar, Fig.

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Plunging on, he gained the door which led to the engine room as a slice bar was hurled in his direction.

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He seized a slice bar, threw open the furnace door, raked the fire, and commenced shovelling in coal at a rate that almost brought the tears of anguish to his owner's eyes.

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In cleaning a fire, first use the slice bar to loosen up the fire and let the ashes fall through, and also dislodge clinkers from the surface of the bars.

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