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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 | ||||
Mortars Mates
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PESTLES which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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