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Stive

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stournoun(UK dialectal, Ulster) A blowing or deposit of dust; dust in motion or at rest; dust in general.
milldustnounThe fine, flour-like dust produced when corn or wheat is milled
slickensnoun(originally US dialectal) Fine, harmful, and (when wet) slimy pulverized rock, a waste product (pollution) produced by hydraulic mining and quartz milling, which can silt up rivers and accumulate on soil downstream of such activities.
boltingnounAn act of bolting or running away.
clearsverbA relatively strong, coarse flour that has only been sifted once.
smeddumnoun(Scotland) Zest, energy; pluck; sagacity; quickness of apprehension; gumption; spirit; mettle.
husknounThe dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside.
slipnounAn act or instance of slipping.
dustballnounA ball of dust.
sawdustnounThe fine particles (dust) created by sawing wood or other material.
sharpTerminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
grindle-stonenoun(obsolete) A grindstone.
grindnounThe act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
smuttingsnoun(historical) The inferior chaff from corn milling.
mill-stonenoun(dated) Alternative form of millstone. [A large round stone used for grinding grain.]
shipstuffnoun(archaic) A mixture of the products other than flour obtained from the milling of the wheatberry.
siftagenounThe process of sifting.
grinding stonenounA stone tool, used with a quern, to grind cereals.
threshing floornoun(agriculture, chiefly historical) The floor of a threshing house or similar area where grain is threshed.
multurenounA grinding of grain, or the grain that is ground.

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