‖ tahona U.S.
(təˈhəʊnə)
[Sp.]
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| 1840 Civil Eng. & Arch. Jrnl. III. 129/1 To devise some simple and efficient means of working the ‘tahonas’, or grinding mills used in the reduction of the silver ore in the mining districts. 1875 J. H. Collins Metal Mining 113 All the washings..are then ground fine in the ‘arrastre’ or ‘tahona’, a rude mill of rough stones worked by mules. |