stamp mill

[ stamp mil ]

noun

, Mining.

1. a mill or machine in which ore is crushed to powder by means of heavy stamps or pestles.

stamp mill

noun

1. metallurgy a machine for crushing ore

Word History and Origins

Origin of stamp mill¹

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

The largest stamp-mill on this continent for reducing gold-bearing quartz is in operation near the town of Juneau.

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He felt as if he had been passed through a stamp mill, so sore were his muscles and so burned and blistered were feet and legs.

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His object is to separate the poor portions of the ore from the richer; in order to subject the former to the stamp mill.

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The Lost Dog consisted quite simply of a hole in the ground guarded by an excellent five stamp-mill.

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The little five stamp-mill crunched away steadily; the water flowed; and in the riffles the heavy gold dust accumulated.

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