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2. Quern-stone - Wikipedia

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   Quern-stones are stone tools for hand- grinding a wide variety of materials, especially for various types of grains. They are used in pairs. The lower stationary stone of early examples is called a saddle quern, while the upper mobile stone is called a muller, rubber, or handstone. The upper stone was moved in a back-and-forth motion across the ...

3. Millstone - Wikipedia

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   The basic anatomy of a millstone. This is a runner stone; a bedstone would not have the "Spanish Cross" into which the supporting millrind fits. Millstones or mill stones are stones used in gristmills, used for triturating, crushing or, more specifically, grinding wheat or other grains. They are sometimes referred to as grindstones or grinding ...

4. Mill (grinding) - Wikipedia

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   A mill is a device, often a structure, machine or kitchen appliance, that breaks solid materials into smaller pieces by grinding, crushing, or cutting. Such comminution is an important unit operation in many processes. There are many different types of mills and many types of materials processed in them. Historically mills were powered by hand ...

5. Mo (grist mill) - Wikipedia

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   Mo (grist mill) Mo ( Chinese: 磨; pinyin: mò; lit. 'mill') [1] [2] were stone implements used for grinding wheat in ancient China. [1] [2] It was a rotary quern millstone powered by a hand-operated crank fixed at the top to grind and pulverize grains, wheat, and rice into flour. [1] [2]

6. George Peake (inventor) - Wikipedia

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   George Peake (inventor) George Peake (c. 1722 – 1827) was an African American inventor who invented a hand mill for grinding grain. [1] [2] [3]

7. Gristmill - Wikipedia

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   A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that has been separated from its chaff in preparation for grinding.