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Millrind

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millryndnounAlternative form of millrind. [An iron support, usually four-armed or cross-shaped, for the turning ("runner") stone in a pair of millstones.]
molinenounThe crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindle; a millrind.
rindnounA hard, tough outer layer, particularly on food such as fruit, cheese, etc
runnernounAgent noun of run; one who runs.
millstonenounA large round stone used for grinding grain.
millnounA grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.)
ryndnoun(historical) A piece of iron crossing the hole in the upper millstone, by which the stone is supported on the spindle.
handmillnounA mill for grinding grain, pepper, coffee, etc. worked by hand as distinguished from those driven by steam, water, or other power.
burr millstonenounburrstone
roll millnounAlternative form of roller mill. [(historical) A simple mill, often powered by animals, which grinds a material (grain, olives, chalk, etc) between a stationary horizontal stone disk and two vertical stone cylinders, in order to produce flour, olive oil, etc.]
mill-wandnoun(historical) A rod by which a millstone was trundled from the quarry to the mill.
gristmillnounA mill that grinds grain; especially, a small-scale local mill that grinds grain brought by a local farmer to be exchanged for the resulting flour (less a percentage).
grinderynounA mill where something is ground.
buhrmillnounA mill that operates with a burrstone.
edge millnounA mill for crushing or grinding in which stones roll around on their edges on a level circular bed.
tumbling millnounA machine, consisting of a drum that rotates on a horizontal axis, that grinds or pulverizes material mixed with a grinding material such as iron balls.
cornmillnounA mill where corn is ground.
mill-racenounAlternative form of mill race. [A fast-running water-filled channel diverted from a river or stream used to drive the millwheel in a watermill.]
roller millnounAn industrial mill, usually electric- or steam-powered, which mills a material (grain, pigment, etc) between a series of rollers (often ribbed and usually operating at different speeds), to produce flour, etc.
quernnounA mill for grinding corn, especially a handmill made of two circular stones.

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