roughing mill
noun Metallurgy.
a rolling mill for converting steel ingots into blooms, billets, or slabs.
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Origin of roughing mill
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby roughing mill
roughcast, roughen, rougher, roughhouse, roughie, roughing mill, roughing-in, roughish, roughly, roughneck, roughrider
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