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STAMP BATTERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores
Synonyms:
battery; stamp battery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stamp battery" is a kind of...):
stamp mill; stamping mill (a mill in which ore is crushed with stamps)
Meronyms (parts of "stamp battery"):
pestle; stamp (machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores)