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A surname, notably that of Henry Bessemer. examples
A community in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. examples
A city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. examples
A former city in Colorado, United States, now part of Pueblo in Pueblo County. examples
A city, the county seat of Gogebic County, Michigan, United States. examples
An unincorporated community in Athens County, Ohio, United States. examples
A borough of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. examples
A populated place in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. examples
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Short for Bessemer steel. quotations examples
On the other hand, a steel manufacturer who does not make Bessemer is said to have "boasted" — that was the word used — that he had bought steel for $50 per ton and sold it for $250.
1884, United States Congressional Serial Set, volume 2219, page 118