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any of various fishes (order Salmoniformes); esp., any of a family (Osmeridae) of small, silvery, salmonoid food fishes found in northern seas or lakes: most run up rivers to spawn

transitive verb

to melt or fuse (ore, etc.) so as to separate impurities from pure metal
to refine or extract (metal) in this way

intransitive verb

to undergo fusing or smelting

transitive verb, intransitive verb

Brit. smell

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