handmill

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handmill

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From hand + mill. Compare Dutch handmolen (“handmill”), German Handmühle (“handmill”), Danish håndmølle (“handmill”).

noun handmills · hand-mill · hand mill

A mill for grinding grain, pepper, coffee, etc. worked by hand as distinguished from those driven by steam, water, or other power.
Similar: quern

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noun hand-operated grinding apparatus

हिन्दी	चक्की cakkī
Français	moulin à bras
Deutsch	Handmühle

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@misc{handmill_2026,
  title = {handmill},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/handmill},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}