quartz crusher en · NOUN
Meanings
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(historical) A machine designed to crush quartz in order to extract gold.
Mrs Ester did not worry about gold. The quartz crushers were already more important.
1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber & Faber, published 2003, page 86:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quartz crushers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |