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roller mill

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
roller mill
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

An 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.

Inflected Forms

roller mills (plural)

Phrases

rolled oats run of the mill

Frequently Paired Words

rolled oats run of the mill hammermill

Synonyms

rolling mill

Questions

What does roller mill mean?
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.

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