coffee mill
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of coffee mill
First recorded in 1685–95
Example Sentences
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The hand-cranked coffee mill was replaced with horse-powered machinery, and Glidden and a partner, Isaac Ellwood, formed Barb Fence Co.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
After some trial and error, he and a local blacksmith retrofitted a hand-cranked coffee mill so that it could efficiently twist wire into uniform barbs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
That is, until I learned I could grind them in a spice or coffee mill, mix them with water and add them to boxed brownie mix as an egg replacement.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2022
While burr grinders go for around $200, the Hario coffee mill retails for less than $50.
From Slate ● Jun. 10, 2020
We ground out our daily gains—a hundred pounds on an average—as though they were coffee from a coffee mill.
From Memoirs of Life and Literature by Mallock, W. H. (William Hurrell)
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