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▪ I. † monton1 Obs.
[a. OF. monton, var. of mouton sheep: see mutton.]
A battering-ram.
a1533Ld. Berners Huon cv. 348 Themperour..dressed vp his engyns and montons to breke the walles.
▪ II. ‖ monton2 Mining.|ˈmɒntɒn|
[Sp. monton heap, pile, f. monte mount n.]
1. (See quots.)
1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Monton (Spanish), a miner's name for a heap of ore; a batch under the process of amalgamation, varying in quantity in different localities, from 15 to 32 quintals. 1880D. C. Davies Metall. Minerals 414 Monton..a pile of ore, the weight of which varies in the various mining districts of South America.
2. A unit of weight employed in Mexico chiefly for ore under the process of amalgamation (Cent. Dict. 1890, citing Duport). |