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Sor′ghum-knife.

1. A sword or machete for cutting sorghum-stalks.

2. An instrument for stripping leaves from the stalk, previous to crushing.

Sorghum-mill.

Fig. 5315 combines the two. The movable jaw is opened and the stalk gripped; a motion downward strips off the leaves, and a draw motion cuts the stalk at the ground.

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