milling machine

noun

a machine tool for rotating a cutter (milling cutter) to produce plane or formed surfaces on a workpiece, usually by moving the work past the cutter.

Origin of milling machine

First recorded in 1875–80

Also called miller.

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Historical Examples of milling machine

In the coining-room the planchets are first given to the milling-machine.
St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, May, 1878, No. 7.
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A milling-machine that is capable of cutting spirals, and is provided with an index head.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II
Joshua Rose
Milling-machine cutters that are used in pairs and straddle the work, both cutters being of the same diameter.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II
Joshua Rose

British Dictionary definitions for milling machine

milling machine

noun

a machine tool in which a horizontal arbor or vertical spindle rotates a cutting tool above a horizontal table, which is used to move a workpiece

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