stamp mill
noun
a mill or machine in which ore is crushed to powder by means of heavy stamps or pestles.
stamping mill
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a variation of
stamp mill.
Example Sentences
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Joe Strong, newly appointed cameraman on Jeff Weedham's newspaper, had been standing at one of the doors of the stamping mill, smoking a cigarette when the hold-up had taken place.
From Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 by Various
Some kinds were crushed in a stamping mill, then ground to a powder and mixed with quicksilver or mercury.
From Diggers in the Earth by Eva March Tappan
Then Joseph went to the gate, opened it, and the roadster rolled up the drive toward the stamping mill.
From Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 by Various
The broken rock is then raised to the surface and crushed in a "stamping mill."
From Diggers in the Earth by Eva March Tappan
When two hundred or more of these hammers are pounding away with all their might, a stamping mill is a pretty noisy place.
From Diggers in the Earth by Eva March Tappan
