rastra

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A form of arrastra — 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.

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Meanings

nounrastra (plural rastras)

plural rastras

  1. alternativeAlternative form of arrastra.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tarrasSarrat
Cite this entry
APA

rastra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rastra

MLA

“rastra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rastra. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rastra,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rastra.

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