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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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