roller mill
roller mill · roller mills
A simple mill, often powered by animals, which grinds a material between a stationary…A simple mill, often powered by animals, which grinds a material (grain, olives, chalk, etc) between a stationary horizontal stone disk and two vertical stone cylinders, in order to produce flour, olive oil, etc.
Meaning
2 senses(historical)A simple mill, often powered by animals, which grinds a material (grain, olives, chalk, etc) between a stationary horizontal stone disk and two vertical stone cylinders, in order to produce flour, olive oil, etc.
An industrial mill, usually electric- or steam-powered, which mills a material (grain, pigment, etc) between a series of rollers (often ribbed and usually operating at different speeds), to produce flour, etc.
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