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Mill :: Mill (n.) A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process; as, a cider mill; a cane mill..

Swarm :: Swarf (n.) The grit worn away from grindstones in grinding cutlery wet.

Reduce :: Reduce (n.) To bring to a certain state or condition by grinding, pounding, kneading, rubbing, etc.; as, to reduce a substance to powder, or to a pasty mass; to reduce fruit, wood, or paper rags, to pulp..

Crown :: Crown (n.) The part of a tooth which projects above the gum; also, the top or grinding surface of a tooth..

Triture :: Triture (n.) A rubbing or grinding; trituration.

Driver :: Driver (n.) A crossbar on a grinding mill spindle to drive the upper stone.

Cockhead :: Cockhead (n.) The rounded or pointed top of a grinding mill spindle, forming a pivot on which the stone is balanced..

Amassette :: Amassette (n.) An instrument of horn used for collecting painters' colors on the stone in the process of grinding.

Stiver :: Stive (n.) The floating dust in flour mills caused by the operation or grinding.

Levigate :: Levigate (v. t.) Technically, to make smooth by rubbing in a moist condition between hard surfaces, as in grinding pigments..

Molar :: Molar (a.) Having power to grind; grinding; as, the molar teeth; also, of or pertaining to the molar teeth..

Runner :: Runner (n.) A movable slab or rubber used in grinding or polishing a surface of stone.

Spindle :: Spindle (n.) The vertical rod on which the runner of a grinding mill turns.

Multure :: Multure (n.) The toll for grinding grain.

Contrition :: Contrition (n.) The act of grinding or ribbing to powder; attrition; friction; rubbing.

Quern :: Quern (n.) A mill for grinding grain, the upper stone of which was turned by hand; -- used before the invention of windmills and watermills..

Disintegrator :: Disintegrator (n.) A machine for grinding or pulverizing by percussion.

Emery :: Emery (n.) Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances. Native emery is mixed with more or less magnetic iron. See the Note under Corundum..

Crunch :: Crunch (v. t.) To crush with the teeth; to chew with a grinding noise; to craunch; as, to crunch a biscuit..

Pomace :: Pomace (n.) The substance of apples, or of similar fruit, crushed by grinding..

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