handmill

handmill

English

Alternative forms

• hand-mill, hand mill

Etymology

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

Noun

handmill (plural handmills)

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

Translations

hand-operated grinding apparatus

Assamese: জাঁত (zãt) French: moulin à bras m German: Handmühle f

Pashto: مېچن‎ (ps) f (mečën) Plautdietsch: Hauntmäl f Scottish Gaelic: brà f

See also

• quern

Anagrams

• millhand