handmill
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Etymology edit
From hand + mill. Compare Dutch handmolen (“handmill”), German Handmühle (“handmill”), Danish håndmølle (“handmill”).
Noun edit
handmill (plural handmills)
- A mill for grinding grain, pepper, coffee, etc. worked by hand as distinguished from those driven by steam, water, or other power.
- Synonym: quern
Translations edit
hand-operated grinding apparatus