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Fusible plug

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Fusible \Fu"si*ble\, a. [F. fusible. See {Fuse}, v. t.]
   CapabIe of being melted or liquefied.

   {Fusible metal}, any alloy of different metals capable of
      being easily fused, especially an alloy of five parts of
      bismuth, three of lead, and two of tin, which melts at a
      temperature below that of boiling water. --Ure.

   {Fusible plug} (Steam Boiler), a piece of easily fusible
      alloy, placed in one of the sheets and intended to melt
      and blow off the steam in case of low water.
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