Mortars Mates 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
	29%	8		Primary material in refractory mortars
	noun • a heat-resistant clay
	29%	8		Weapon that combines characteristics of both guns and mortars
	noun • a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range

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New York Times18 Mar 1995	Across 40
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