Re: 1/4 mile of one inch wrought iron

On 24 Aug 2024 03:20:05 -0300, Mike Spencer
<mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote:

Wrought is the archaic form of "worked," the more commonly used past
tense and past participle of work.
 
Wrought iron, iron with a very low carbon content that has been
wrought (hammered) by hand.

>
...in the process of converting what comes out of the blast furnace into
merchant bar.

When shaping one inch iron, I assume heat was used.  If so, then
another definition (redux) of wrought iron.

OED says "There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun wrought
iron...OED's earliest evidence for wrought iron is from 1556.
https://www.oed.com/dictionary/wrought-iron_n

But, OED wants $100.00/yr for a  subscription, so I don't know OED's
defintion:-)

Ngram Viewer (https://books.google.com/ngrams/ ) suggests "wrought
iron" has been used mostly from 1800-2022

Example - Comparing wrought iron with cast iron

The Scots Magazine ... - Volumes 79-80 - Page 24
1817
... wrought iron perfect through- out , and you trust at last to
rivets in joining them , but cast iron boilers can be ... wrought iron
you can only have of a certain thickness . " Mr William Brunton . "
What in- jury do you think is ...