Crossword clues for trommel
trommel
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Trommel
Trommel \Trom"mel\, n. [Cf. G. trommel a drum.] (Mining)
A revolving buddle or sieve for separating, or sizing, ores.
--Raymond.
Wiktionary
trommel
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.
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.