in·got /ˈɪŋgət/
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In·got n.
1. That in which metal is cast; a mold. [Obs.]
And from the fire he took up his matter
And in the ingot put it with merry cheer. --Chaucer.
2. A bar or wedge of steel, gold, or other malleable metal, cast in a mold; a mass of unwrought cast metal.
Wrought ingots from Besoara's mine. --Sir W. Jones.
Ingot mold, a box or mold in which ingots are cast.
Ingot iron. See Decarbonized steel, under Decarbonize.
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ingot
n : a block of metal that is cast in a particular shape for
convenient handling [syn: metal bar, block of metal]