Grinding Tools Crossword Clue

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	99%	7		Exact Match!
	noun • machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores • a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone • a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar verb • grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar
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	34%	6		Old grinding tools
	noun • a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand

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New York Times20 Nov 1987	Down 41
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