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Mortars Companion Crossword Clue

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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

41%7Mortars' mates
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

29%8 Primary material in refractory mortars
noun

• a heat-resistant clay

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New York Times31 Aug 1986 Down 91
New York Times27 Nov 1983 Down 55
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