rice mill
rice mill noun: a rice huller, a device for removing the outer husks of raw grains of rice.
Noun
rice mill (plural rice mills)
- A rice huller, a device for removing the outer husks of raw grains of rice.
- They are put to in turning of Corne-Mills, Paper-Mills, Gins, Powder-Mills, Rice-Mills,... and such other Machines.1661, Thomas Salusbury translating B. Castellus as "Mensuration of Running Waters" (Ch. 2, p. 61) in Mathematical Collections and Translations, Vol. I
- Synonyms:
- rice husker, rice pounder, cog mill, pecker mill
- A building housing and powering such a device.
- Rice mills, called pecker, cog, and water mills...1802, J. Drayton, A view of South Carolina, as respects her natural and civil concerns, page 121
rice mill meaning in Tamil
rice mill in Tamil
- அரிசி அரைவை ஆலை
Synonyms of rice mill
Forms of rice mill
| plural | rice mills |
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| alternative form | rice-mill |
Questions about rice mill
- What does rice mill mean?
- Rice mill means a rice huller, a device for removing the outer husks of raw grains of rice.
- What is rice mill in Tamil?
- Rice mill in Tamil is அரிசி அரைவை ஆலை. See Rice mill meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is rice mill?
- Rice mill is a noun.
- What is the plural of rice mill?
- The plural of rice mill is rice mills.
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