"prebreaker" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1958, Edmond S. Harris, George H. Goldsborough, John William Thompson, Number of Days' Supply of Food and Beverages in Retail Food Stores",
          "text": "A hog, basher, hammermill or prebreaker is used to grind the bones, heads, feet, heavy tissues, and whole carcasses into pieces no larger than 2 inches.",
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          "ref": "1963, Maynard Alexander Joslyn, John Laurence Heid, Food Processing Operations, page 426",
          "text": "Prebreakers are used to prebreak or crush cocoa presscakes, fats, large fruit or vegetables, whole fish, bones, etc.",
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          "ref": "1974, United States. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Decisions and Orders - Issue 8, page 795",
          "text": "The twelve-inch inclined screw conveyor that runs from the prebreaker to the blow tank is exposed adjacent to the discharge chute from the prebreaker;",
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          "ref": "1988, Feed Management - Volume 39, page 35",
          "text": "Ideally, the prebreaker, or first step grinder, would be sized to operate at full load.",
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