In this mine of his there was an orchestration of busy sounds, from the clang of the bell to start or stop the engine, to this deep, rumbling undertone of the crusher; and every clang and crunch brought him that much nearer to the day when he would be free.
"Shadow Mountain"
Dane Coolidge
It was not a stick of dynamite, but a heavy steel sledge-hammer that had been cast into the jaws of the crusher.
"Shadow Mountain"
Dane Coolidge
A month later the clods should be broken with the mallet or clod crusher, and the plow put through the ground a second time.
"The Cauliflower"
A. A. Crozier