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flour mill

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noun
  1. a mill for grinding grain into flour.
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Origin of flour mill

First recorded in 1800–10
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Historical Examples

  • The construction of the flour-mill demanded a greater expenditure of labour.

    Freeland

    Theodor Hertzka

  • The flour-mill was--as has been stated--ready by the end of September.

    Freeland

    Theodor Hertzka

  • And you never longed to be back in the office at the flour-mill?

    The Gold Trail

    Harold Bindloss

  • The sieve is moved by machinery, like the bolt of a flour-mill.

  • Jane and the other children had great fun in the flour-mill, too.