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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Shrinking \Shrink"ing\,
     a. & n. from Shrink.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Shrinking head (Founding), a body of molten metal connected
        with a mold for the purpose of supplying metal to
        compensate for the shrinkage of the casting; -- called
        also sinking head, and riser.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Shrinking \Shrink"ing\,
     a. & n. from Shrink.
  
     Shrinking head (Founding), a body of molten metal connected
        with a mold for the purpose of supplying metal to
        compensate for the shrinkage of the casting; -- called
        also sinking head, and riser.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  shrinking head /ʃɹˈɪŋkɪŋ hˈɛd/
  Saugmassel , verlorener Kopf , Anguss  [techn.]
           Note: Gießerei
     Synonym: sinking bob

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