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2. Mo (grist mill) - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. Grindstone - Wikipedia

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   The Knife-grinder by Goya shows a man using a portable grindstone. A grindstone, also known as grinding stone, is a sharpening stone used for grinding or sharpening ferrous tools, used since ancient times. Tools are sharpened by the stone's abrasive qualities that remove material from the tool through friction in order to create a fine edge.

4. 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 ...

5. Mano (stone) - Wikipedia

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   Metate, and mano. A Mano, a smooth hand-held stone, is used against a metate, typically a large stone with a depression or bowl.The movement of the Mano against the metate consists of a circular, rocking or chopping grinding motion using one or both hands.

6. 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 ...

7. Jato (grinder) - Wikipedia

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   The lower stone is immovable, attached to the ground or floor in the house, and it has a spike or a piece of wood (mānī, Nepali: मानी, Nepali pronunciation:) fixed in the centre as an axle to keep the upper stone in place while grinding. The upper stone has two holes in it, one going completely through the middle, both for the mānī ...