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flint mill

flint mill noun: a mill in which flints are ground.

Noun

flint mill (plural flint mills)

  1. (pottery) A mill in which flints are ground.
  2. (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.

flint mill meaning in Tamil

flint mill in Tamil

கல் குண்டு ஆலை

Forms of flint mill

pluralflint mills

Questions about flint mill

What does flint mill mean?
Flint mill means a mill in which flints are ground.
What is flint mill in Tamil?
Flint mill in Tamil is கல் குண்டு ஆலை. See Flint mill meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is flint mill?
Flint mill is a noun.
What is the plural of flint mill?
The plural of flint mill is flint mills.

Words near flint mill in the dictionary

  1. Flint Coney
  2. flint corn
  3. flint disease
  4. flint glass
  5. flint glasses
  6. flint mill
  7. flint mills
  8. flint paper
  9. flint-eyed
  10. flint-hearted
  11. flinted

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