To solder

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Alternative term: To sweat

To join together items of copper, brass or lead using a soft lead-tin alloy which is melted at a relatively low temperature at the join, then hardens and bonds forming a connection.




Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)