trommel

noun — 2 senses

trommel

noun

UK /ˈtɹɒməl/

Etymology Borrowed from German Trommel (“drum”).

1

Business, Mining Obsolete A 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.

Derived terms: trommel screen

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