"flint mill" meaning in All languages combined

See flint mill on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: flint mills [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flint mill (plural flint mills)
  1. (pottery) A mill in which flints are ground. Categories (topical): Ceramics
    Sense id: en-flint_mill-en-noun-zqyoD13E
  2. (mining, 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. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-flint_mill-en-noun-4sddUs5M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Topics: business, mining

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for flint mill meaning in All languages combined (1.8kB)

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