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cinder

cin.der \'sin-d*r\ \-d(*-)re-\ n [ME sinder, fr. OE; akin to OHG sintar 
   dross, slag, OSlav se'Qcidilla>dra stalactite 1: the slag from a metal 
   furnace : DROSS  pl  2: ASHES  3a: a partly burned combustible in which 
   fire is extinct  3b: a hot coal without flame  3c: a partly burned coal 
   capable of further burning without flame  4: a fragment of lava from an 
   erupting volcano  - cin.dery aj