WAFER-IRONS
\wˈe͡ɪfəɹˈa͡ɪ͡ənz], \wˈeɪfəɹˈaɪənz], \w_ˈeɪ_f_ə_ɹ_ˈaɪə_n_z]\
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A pincer-shaped instrument, the legs of which terminate in flat blades about 12 inches long by 9 in breadth, used for making wafers. The blades are heated in a coke fire, the paste is then put between them, and by pressure formed into a thin sheet of paste, from which discs of the desired size are cut with a punch.
By Daniel Lyons