hammermill

English

Etymology

From hammer +‎ mill.

Noun

hammermill (plural hammermills)

1. A machine for shredding or crushing aggregate material, consisting of a drum containing a vertical or horizontal rotating shaft or drum on which hammers are mounted.
2. (metonymically) A building containing such a machine; a place of business where such milling is done.

Verb

hammermill (third-person singular simple present hammermills, present participle hammermilling, simple past and past participle hammermilled)

1. (transitive) To shred or crush by means of a hammermill.