单词 | potato rumbler |
释义 | > as lemmaspotato rumbler 5. An apparatus or machine for tumbling objects about inside a rotating drum, typically in order to clean or polish them; spec. (more fully potato rumbler) a machine of this kind for removing the peel from potatoes. Cf. tumbling-box n. at tumbling- comb. form 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > [noun] > tools for preparing vegetables pea sheller1858 rumbler1865 mandolin1927 garlic press1958 1865 Sci. Amer. 1 Apr. 220/3 (advt.) For Sale—Two rumblers, nearly new, about 4½ feet long by 2½ feet in diameter; one for rough work and one for finishing. 1873 A. E. Beach Sci. Rec. 363 To remove the scale and rough surface, the nail-blanks are placed in a revolving rumbler. 1907 Foundry Dec. 162/3 Rumblers should be placed in a foundry with a view to economy in handling the castings. 1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §183 Continues operation till sand and irregularities in castings have been worn down and then empties ‘rumbler’. 1960 Technol. & Culture 1 154 The rings would probably be barrelled in a rotating rumbler with abrasive. This was the method used for cleaning and polishing finished mail. 1976 Star (Sheffield) 20 Nov. (advt.) One 56 lb Triumph Superb Potato Rumbler, fully reconditioned, £300. 2000 Rubber Machinery (Rapra Technol. Ltd.) 87 Smaller metals of suitable strength can be treated in ‘rumbler’ machines where the metals are tumbled whilst being blasted by the abrasive. 2007 H. Bamunage et al. City & Guilds Professional Cookery ix. 292 Potatoes are usually required in large quantities, so rather than peeling hundreds of potatoes by hand, a potato rumbler can be used. < as lemmas |
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