arrastra

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arrastra

noun arrastras · arrastre · rastra

A device formerly used by gold-miners for grinding auriferous quartz, crudely resembling a mortar and pestle, with the crushing element dragged around by horse or mule.

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@misc{arrastra_2026,
  title = {arrastra},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arrastra},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}