Etymology

arrastra

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Today it means: A device formerly used by gold-miners for grinding auriferous quartz, crudely resembling a mortar and pestle, with the crushing element dragged around by horse or mule. Full definition →

Spanish arrastre
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  1. Spanisharrastrardeverb.
  2. Spanisharrastre
  3. English todayarrastra

Borrowed from Spanish arrastre.

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