trommeln.
/ˈtrɒm(ə)l/ Mining. U.S.
A rotating cylindrical sieve or buddle used for washing and sizing ores.
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buddle-head1671
trommel1877
trunker?1881
yandy1959
1877 in E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. III.
1886 E. Boutan tr. Callon's Lect. Mining III. xxiii. 27 A trommel is a barrel in the form of a cylinder or of a truncated cone, horizontal or slightly inclined.
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