hormachine

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of horren (“to sieve”) +‎ machine.

Noun

hormachine f (plural hormachines)

  1. A machine used to sieve, particularly a ballast cleaner used in rail maintenance to sieve track ballast.
    Hyponym: kettinghor

Usage notes

  • Today this word is becoming quite rare, as the standard machine type used for rail maintenance is now kettinghor, a specialized type of hormachine.
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