arrastra

noun

ar·​ras·​tra

əˈrästrə

variants or arrastre

-ˌstrā

or arastra

əˈrästrə

plural -s

: a rude drag-stone mill for pulverizing ores (such as those containing free gold)

Word History

Etymology

modification of Mexican Spanish arrastre, from Spanish, haulage, dragging, from arrastrar to drag, from a- (from Latin ad-) + rastrar to drag, from rastro rake, harrow, from Latin rastrum rake

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