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Meaning:
Noun:
- A container in which temperatures as part of an smelting and forging of metal.
- A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator.
- chemistry A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.
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Verb:
- To heat in a retort.
- To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator.
- To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
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