noun Formerly, same as meslin now, specifically, a mixture of oats and barley sown together.noun In ore-dressing, in certain mining districts of England, ore which is intermediate in rich ness between “prill-ore” and “halvans” ore of second quality, more or less intermixed with veinstone.noun A machine for clearing the beds of canals, rivers, harbors, etc. Fastened to the frame are iron handles, to which a rope or iron chain is attached. The net is usually composed of heavy twine, but sometimes of iron chainwork, and is attached to the frame by holes near the inner edges. As generally constructed, the frame is transversely oblong, generally about three times as long as wide, with straight ends and slightly inclined sides, having the outer edges sharp to serve as scrapers. It consists principally of a frame of iron and a net which is attached to the frame.
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