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EGG END BOILER

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An externally-heated boiler made from a fabricated steel tube with domed ends, designed to contain high-pressure steam. Egg-end boilers were often used to drive steam engines.

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STEAM ENGINE An engine in which the mechanical force of steam is made available as a motive power for driving machinery.

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