trommel

[ trom-uhl ]

noun
  1. a rotary, cylindrical or conical screen for sorting ore, coal, gravel, etc., according to size.

Origin of trommel

1
1875–80, Americanism;<German Trommel drum

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trommel

/ (ˈtrɒməl) /


noun
  1. a revolving cylindrical sieve used to screen crushed ore

Origin of trommel

1
C19: from German: a drum

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