flint mill
flint mill · flint mills
A mill in which flints are groundA mill in which flints are ground.
Meaning
2 sensesA mill in which flints are ground.
(historical)An obsolete appliance for lighting a miner at his work, in which flints on a revolving wheel were made to produce a shower of sparks, which gave light without igniting the firedamp.
Forms
plural: flint mills| Singular | flint mill |
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