noun
loup
loop
noun
1
A rough lump of semi-solid iron formed during smelting, worked by a hammer or rollers before it can be shaped further.
"The furnace workers pulled a glowing loup from the fire and set it under the trip hammer."
"Each loup had to be reheated several times before it was pure enough to forge."
How to Use Loup
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA rough, pasty lump of iron straight out of the furnace, before it has been hammered into a usable shape.
When to use it
A specialist term from historical ironworking; you will not meet it outside metallurgy or industrial history.
Word Forms
loups plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from German Luppe, meaning "a lump of iron."