Bajla (2)

Mikser fejn jitħallat is-siment mal-ilma u materjal ieħor biex isir konkos. Minn dawn hemm dawk li jitħaddmu bl-idejn u oħrajn ikbar li  jitħaddmu bil-makkinarju tal-elettriku kif ukoll bil-magna tal-vettura stess li fuqha jkun qed jinġarr il-materjal.

English: Cement mixer.

Ballata (għodda)

English: Beetle mallet used for pounding.

Sors: Għarbi

Għerq: BLT

ballata

 

 

Baqqun

English: Pick axe

Sors: Għarbi

Għerq: B-Q-N

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Baqqun tal-qawwi

Tool with both ends pick pointed and used for dressing coralline limestone roughly.

Baqqun tal-ħoroż

Tool like a pick axe with one end shorter than the other and used for cutting the stone covers of well heads.

Ref: JA

Baqqun tat-trinka

“Large pick axe used in quarries to cut out deep grooves around the perimeter of a rock panel. ”

Ref: JA

Battum

1. Taħlita ta’ xaħx, ġir u deffun magħġuna bl-ilma biex tinħadem fuq il-bjut jew fil-btieħi ħalli meta tagħqad u tibbies din tipproteġi l-art mill-ilma tax-xita. Qab. ma’ BATTAM – v. li jirriferi għal meta wieħed ibajjad il-ħajt ta’ bir eċċ., biex dan iżomm l-ilma milli jgħaddi mill-pori tal-blat.  2. Demel li jintefa’ fir-raba’ miżrugħ biex l-art tkun aktar fertili. Sorsi: J.A. u E.S.I.

Ċappa (għodda)

Thick pieces of iron about 10 cm long used in pairs together with steel wedges to split rock.

Sors: Sqalli

Plural: Ċapep

 

Dandalun

Għodda tal-ballata, speċi ta’ mazza forma ta’ kubu bil-manku, li tintuża biex jitballat id-deffun kif ikun għadu niedi. Għodda simili, iżda iżgħar, li tintuża mill-iskarpan biex biha jagħti d-daqqiet fuq it-tarf tal-ġilda li jkun qata’ qabel ma jibda jaħdimha fil-forma taż-żarbun.

Deffuna

Stone tool like a mortar used to crush potsherds for use in roofing.

Root: D-F-N

 

Fallakka

Plank of wood used is scaffolding.

Source: Sicilian

Plural: Fallakki

Fies

Pickaxe.

Root: F-IE-S

Plural: Fisien

 

Fiesa

Small pickaxe.

Root: F-IE-S

Gaffa

a) Bulldozer. b) Palm of an anchor fluke. c) Gaff – a stick with a hook or barbed spear, for landing large fish.

Source: Sicilian

Plural: Gaffef

Għarbiel

Sieve, mesh for sifting sand, dust or mortar. (in masonry)

Root: Għ-R-B

Plural: Għeriebel

 

Għarbiel tan-naqa

(or għarbiel taż-żrar): Sieve with 14 holes / inch – which is used by stone trimmers to separate stone chippings from larger material.

Għarbiel tat-tinżil

Sieve constructed in a manner where the finer sand/dust/mortar passes through it without the need for shaking.

 

Għarbiel tat-trab

Sieve with 28 holes / inch used to sift fine dust / sand.

 

Għarbiel taż-żrar

(or għarbiel tan-naqa): Sieve with 14 holes / inch – which is used by stone trimmers to separate stone chippings from larger material.

 

Kanna tal-ilma

Drain pipe, water pipe.