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arrastre

arrastre is the alternative form of arrastra.

Meaning of arrastra

Noun

arrastra (plural arrastras)

  1. 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.

Forms of arrastre

pluralarrastres

Questions about arrastre

What is arrastre the alternative form of?
Arrastre is the alternative form of arrastra.

Words near arrastre in the dictionary

  1. arrases
  2. Arrasmith
  3. Arrasmiths
  4. arrastra
  5. arrastras
  6. arrastre
  7. arrastres
  8. arraswise
  9. arratel
  10. arratels
  11. arrau

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