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roughing mill

roughing mill noun: a metal disc charged with wet emery, etc., for grinding gems.

Noun

roughing mill (plural roughing mills)

  1. A metal disc charged with wet emery, etc., for grinding gems.
  2. A type of endmill optimized for roughing out.

Forms of roughing mill

pluralroughing mills

Questions about roughing mill

What does roughing mill mean?
Roughing mill means a metal disc charged with wet emery, etc., for grinding gems.
What part of speech is roughing mill?
Roughing mill is a noun.
What is the plural of roughing mill?
The plural of roughing mill is roughing mills.

Words near roughing mill in the dictionary

  1. roughies
  2. roughing
  3. roughing fluid
  4. roughing fluids
  5. roughing it
  6. roughing mill
  7. roughing mills
  8. roughing out
  9. roughing pump
  10. roughing pumps
  11. roughing up

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