ARRASTRA

Meaning of ARRASTRA in English

crude drag-stone mill for pulverizing ores such as those containing silver or gold or their compounds. See patio process.

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ARRASTRA — Drag-stone mill for pulverizing silver by the patio process , apparently used in pre-Columbian America. The silver ore was crushed …
Английский словарь Британика
ARRASTRA — əˈrästrə noun or ar·ras·tre -ˌstrā ; or aras·tra əˈrästrə ( -s ) Etymology: modification of Mexican Spanish arrastre, from Spanish, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARRASTRA — Drag-stone mill for pulverizing ores to isolate silver by the patio process , apparently used in pre-Columbian America. The silver …
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ARRASTRA — A crude drag-stone mill for pulverizing ores, especially those containing free gold or silver; frequently powered by falling water.
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TAHONA — təˈhōnə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, from Arabic ṭāḥūna mill : arrastra
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RASTACOUÈRE — noun or ras·ta·quouère |rastə|kwe(ə)r ( plural rastacouères or rastaquouères -(z)) Etymology: French, from American Spanish arrastracuero, from Spanish arrastra he …
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ARASTRA — variant of arrastra
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PATIO PROCESS — also called Mexican process method of isolating silver from its ore that was used from the 16th to early in …
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MILL — Synonyms and related words : C, C-note, G, G-note, Vandyke, abrade, amble, armory, arrastra, arsenal, assemble, assembly line, assembly plant, …
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