"arrastra" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: arrastras [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish arrastre. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|arrastre}} Spanish arrastre Head templates: {{en-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. Synonyms: arrastre, rastra
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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