Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A wooden vessel in the form of a very flat hollow cone, about 20 inches in diameter and 2 or 3 inches deep, used by Mexican and Californian miners for washing auriferous sands and pulverized ores of various kinds.
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Examples
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Found in a variety of shapes, the most common batea is rectangular with rounded edges and has a depth of approximately three to six inches.
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Found in a variety of shapes, the most common batea is rectangular with rounded edges and has a depth of approximately three to six inches.
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Found in a variety of shapes, the most common batea is rectangular with rounded edges and has a depth of approximately three to six inches.
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For myself, I woudl not trust Barreto even with my "batea".
Those exquisite revolutionary moments: chavista cowards 2007
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I poured heavy gulps of water into the batea to get the other buds to bloom.
The Madonnas of Echo Park Brando Skyhorse 2010
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Fumbling to the batea through the rough darkness, I saw that the other buds had shriveled up.
The Madonnas of Echo Park Brando Skyhorse 2010
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Fumbling to the batea through the rough darkness, I saw that the other buds had shriveled up.
The Madonnas of Echo Park Brando Skyhorse 2010
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I found a thin branch with several young sprays and set it in an old wooden batea.
The Madonnas of Echo Park Brando Skyhorse 2010
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I found a thin branch with several young sprays and set it in an old wooden batea.
The Madonnas of Echo Park Brando Skyhorse 2010
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I planted the batea in our swept-smooth dirt floor and waited for the spray to bear seeds whose roots would burrow deep into our ground.
The Madonnas of Echo Park Brando Skyhorse 2010
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