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trommel
Word definitions for trommel in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context mining English) A revolving buddle or sieve for separating, or sizing, ores. 2 A rotating drum for sorting items, such as waste for recycling.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Trommel \Trom"mel\, n. [Cf. G. trommel a drum.] (Mining) A revolving buddle or sieve for separating, or sizing, ores. --Raymond.
Usage examples of trommel.
Moving up through Trommel and Clocolan, Ficksburg was occupied on May 25th by the Colonial Division, while Rundle seized Senekal, forty miles to the north-west.
It was impossible to prospect: I had no trommel and even if I had, you need water to wash gravel.