"hammermill" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hammermills [plural]
Etymology: From hammer + mill. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hammer|mill}} hammer + mill Head templates: {{en-noun}} hammermill (plural hammermills)
  1. A machine for shredding or crushing aggregate material, consisting of a drum containing a vertical or horizontal rotating shaft or drum on which hammers are mounted.
    Sense id: en-hammermill-en-noun-tGAarwZ6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 44 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 44 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 46 4
  2. (metonymically) A building containing such a machine; a place of business where such milling is done. Tags: metonymically
    Sense id: en-hammermill-en-noun-kyf8FSyh Categories (other): English metonyms, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 44 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 44 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 46 4

Verb

Forms: hammermills [present, singular, third-person], hammermilling [participle, present], hammermilled [participle, past], hammermilled [past]
Etymology: From hammer + mill. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hammer|mill}} hammer + mill Head templates: {{en-verb}} hammermill (third-person singular simple present hammermills, present participle hammermilling, simple past and past participle hammermilled)
  1. (transitive) To shred or crush by means of a hammermill. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-hammermill-en-verb-wPoPWush

Inflected forms

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