Lexicographical Neighbors of Tapholes
Literary usage of Tapholes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The General History of Polybius by Polybius (1823)
"Let the vessels be then filled with water, and the corks with the sticks be placed
upon the water; and then let the tapholes be opened. When this is done, ..."
2. The General History of Polybius by Polybius (1823)
"Particular care is to be taken, that the tapholes in both the vessels be exactly
equal ; that the water may be discharged alike from both. ..."
3. Cassier's Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02877163] (1907)
"Hitherto the opening of tapholes closed up by solid iron has usually been effected
by forcing a hole through the iron by means of a steel bar driven by ..."
4. The Metallurgy of the Non-ferrous Metals by William Gowland (1914)
"the spouts and tapholes being replaced by chrome brick. The sides have a packing
of 12 inches of crushed quartz and clay next the shell, then 9 inches of ..."
5. Vitruvius, the Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio (1914)
"When these are tapped at the base and pruned, each at the proper time, they pour
out from the heart through the tapholes all the superfluous and corrupting ..."
6. Materials of Construction: Their Manufacture and Properties by Adelbert Philo Mills (1922)
"The metal is tapped as rapidly as possible and, since the hottest metal is at
the top of the bath, a series of tapholes at different levels are sometimes ..."
7. Bulletin of the National Research Council by National Research Council (U.S.) (1921)
"Study of flow of sap as influenced by number of tapholes; fuel costs, etc.
Begun in 1916. Partial results published from time to time. ..."
8. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry by Society of Chemical Industry (1884)
"The tapholes being closed, the tanks are filled with water to a height of a few;
centimetres above the ore. In about 10 hours this solution is drawn off and ..."
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