Rasendracudamani 5.97

5.97

{crucible:: nirukti}
muṣṇāti doṣānmūṣeyānsā mūṣeti nigadyate /
upādānaṃ bhavettasyā mṛttikā lohameva ca //

[Etymology of crucible]
Because it steals (muṣṇāti) faults that are removable by crucible, it is called a crucible (mūṣā); / its material cause may be clay as well as iron.