trommel
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trom·mel
(trŏm′əl)n.
A revolving cylindrical sieve used for screening or sizing rock and ore.
[German, from Middle High German trummel, diminutive of trumme, drum, probably of imitative origin.]
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trommel
(ˈtrɒməl)n
(Mining & Quarrying) a revolving cylindrical sieve used to screen crushed ore
[C19: from German: a drum]
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trom•mel
(ˈtrɒm əl)n.
a rotary, cylindrical or conical screen for sorting ore, coal, gravel, etc.
[1875–80, Amer.; < German Trommel drum]
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