hormachine
التعريفات والمعاني
== Dutch ==
=== Etymology ===
Compound of horren (“to sieve”) + machine.
=== Noun ===
hormachine f (plural hormachines, no diminutive)
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.