trommel

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UK/ˈtɹɒməl/

noun

A revolving buddle or sieve for separating, or sizing, ores.

OriginGerman Trommel →
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Meanings

nountrommel (plural trommels)

plural trommels

  1. obsoletebusinessA revolving buddle or sieve for separating, or sizing, ores.

    This trommel is very compact and will give four sizes of product.

    1871, Rossiter W. Raymond, Mines and Mining of the Rocky Mountains, the Inland Basin, and the Pacific Slope, J. B. Ford & Company, page 697
  2. A rotating drum for sorting items, such as waste for recycling.

Origin

  1. GermanTrommel
  2. GermanTrommel
  3. Englishtrommel

Borrowed from German Trommel (“drum”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with trommel

pommelstrommel
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APA

trommel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trommel

MLA

“trommel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trommel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trommel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trommel.

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