What does coffee-mill mean?

coffee-mill

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.26 in modern English

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"Hark! he's muttering—voice like an old worn-out coffee-mill. Prick ears, and listen!”"
"January's voice was dry as he held the coffee-mill steady for Rose to pour in the beans."
"He made several attempts to grind his corn with the help of a coffee-mill borrowed from a trading-ship, but without success; and now, like the inventor of steam navigation, and other benefactors of their species nearer home, he was laughed at for his simplicity."

coffee-mills (plural)

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