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Sweetie barrel (tumbler)

English translation: tumblers that were made for the candy industry adapted to apply coatings to propellants

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English term or phrase:Sweetie barrel (tumbler)
Selected answer:tumblers that were made for the candy industry adapted to apply coatings to propellants
Entered by: airmailrpl

07:00 Dec 9, 2003
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: Sweetie barrel (tumbler)
Sweetie barrels (tumblers) 1.85 m or more in diameter and having over 227 kg product capacity;

http://www.fas.org/nuke/control/wassenaar/docs/wassenr5e.htm
Jörgen Slet
Estonia
Local time: 17:14
tumblers that were made for the candy industry adapted to to apply coatings to propellants
Explanation:
talk.Shooters.com - Ammo / Reloading: Rifle Topical View
... used big tumblers that were made for the candy industry to apply coatings. (Think M&Ms, Jordan Almonds, etc.) Western called them "Sweetie Barrels." :-). ...
talk.shooters.com/room_48/11802.cfm
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airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 11:14
Grading comment
How did you dig your way through all the useless semi-identical results on the Google ? :) I know I couldn't. Thanks !
(The term is also used in nuclear technology)
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5sweetie barrel/ sweetie jar
senin
4clean water barrels (drums)
Clauwolf
4tumblers that were made for the candy industry adapted to to apply coatings to propellants
airmailrpl


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clean water barrels (drums)


Explanation:
:)

Clauwolf
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sweetie barrel/ sweetie jar


Explanation:
A jar which is used to keep sweets in.

senin
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sweetie barrel (tumbler)
tumblers that were made for the candy industry adapted to to apply coatings to propellants


Explanation:
talk.Shooters.com - Ammo / Reloading: Rifle Topical View
... used big tumblers that were made for the candy industry to apply coatings. (Think M&Ms, Jordan Almonds, etc.) Western called them "Sweetie Barrels." :-). ...
talk.shooters.com/room_48/11802.cfm

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 11:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 1195
Grading comment
How did you dig your way through all the useless semi-identical results on the Google ? :) I know I couldn't. Thanks !
(The term is also used in nuclear technology)
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