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slag
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slag
vitreous residue after removal of metal in a smelting process.

basic slag
a by-product of the smelting industry, basic slag is used as a fertilizer. Animals pastured on recently heavily dressed fields may be affected by colic, diarrhea and posterior paresis. The specific cause of the poisoning is not known.


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But let's also honour and offer thanks for our slaggier, saltier resorts, for the life-affirming energy charge of the Blackpools, the Cleethorpes and the Clactons.
 
 
 
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