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stamp mill

 

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Noun stamp mill has 1 sense
  1. stamp mill, stamping mill - a mill in which ore is crushed with stamps
    --1 is a kind of factory, mill, manufacturing plant, manufactory
    --1 has particulars: battery, stamp battery; quartz battery, quartz mill

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Stamp Mill

A stamp mill is a machine that crushes rocks and minerals to extract valuable ores. It works by pounding heavy iron stamps onto the ore which breaks it down into smaller particles.

Senses:

1. Noun: A type of mill used in mining for crushing ores.

Example sentence: The stamp mill was used to crush the gold-bearing rocks.

2. Noun: An old-fashioned machine used for processing ore.

Example sentence: We visited a historic stamp mill during our mining tour.

3. Verb: To crush or pulverize something using a stamp mill.

Example sentence: The miners stamp milled the copper ore to extract the valuable minerals.

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