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ingot definition

in·got (iŋ′gət)

noun

  1. Obsolete a mold for casting metal into a bar
  2. a mass of metal cast into a bar or other convenient shape

Etymology: ME < MFr lingot (with faulty separation of l-, as if l', for le, the) < OFr, prob. < lingo, var. of lengo, tongue (< L lingua: see language): from the elongated form

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