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Mortar vs Gomer - What's the difference?

mortar | gomer |

As nouns the difference between mortar and gomer

is that mortar is while gomer is a hebrew measure of dry weight or gomer can be a conical chamber at the breech of the bore in heavy ordnance, especially in mortars or gomer can be a stupid, awkward, or oafish person.

mortar

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding bricks and stones.
  • (countable, military) A muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with a tube length of 10 to 20 calibers and designed to lob shells at very steep trajectories.
  • (countable) A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle.

    • Derived terms

    * mortarboard

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To use mortar or plaster to join two things together.
  • To fire a mortar (weapon)

    • Related terms

    * bricks and mortar

    See also

    * gun * howitzer ----

    gomer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An undesirable patient or a patient who does not need medical care.
    • That patient is a total GOMER . Turf him and let's get some lunch.

    References

    *Shem MD, Samuel. The House of God . (1978). Dell Publishing, New York.