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20:25 Oct 25, 2007 |
Italian to English translations [PRO] History / Water power | |||||||
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4 +1 | grinding wheel |
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3 +1 | crusher |
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crusher Explanation: pestare means crush. there might have been a mill, a press (torchio) and then a crushing section. maybe even a pulveriser. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 19 mins (2007-10-25 20:44:25 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Russell, have a look at this site. http://www.lavallab.com/laboratory-mill.htm |
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crusher Explanation: In old mills there was a crusher (today called "un frantoio") used to crush wheat, rice and so on). |
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