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A crossbar on a grinding mill spindle to drive the upper stone.

joint (Carp.), a joint formed by two edges making a corner. -- Edge mill, a crushing or grinding mill in which stones roll around on their edges, on a level circular bed; -- used for ore, and as an oil mill. Called also Chilian mill. -- Edge molding (Arch.), a molding whose section is made up of two curves meeting i…

Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances. Native emery is mixed with more or less magnetic iron. See the Note under Corundum. Emery board, cardboard pulp mixed with emery and molded into convenient. -- Emery cloth or paper, cloth or paper on which the powder…

orting and distributing flour according to grades of fineness. -- Flour mill, a mill for grinding and sifting flour.

To grind or strike the teeth together. There they him laid, Gnashing for anguish, and despite, and shame. Milton.

To bribe; to corrupt with presents. The greased advocate that grinds the poor. Dryden.

3d pers. sing. pres. of Grind, Etym: contr. from grindeth. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Grinding. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A mill for grinding grain; especially, a mill for grinding grists, or portions of grain brought by different customers; a custom mill.

gritrock and gritstone. The name is also applied to a finer sharp-grained sandstone; as, grindstone grit.

obs. imp. of Grind. Chaucer.

A furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of flowing water, or constant travel; a depressed way; a worn path; a rut.

imp. & p. p. of Grind. Ground cock, a cock, the plug of which is ground into its seat, as distinguished from a compression cock. Knight. -- Ground glass, glass the transparency of which has been destroyed by having its surface roughened by grinding. -- Ground joint, a close joint made by grinding together two pieces,…

p. p. of Grind. Chaucer.

under Mass. -- High milling, a process of making flour from grain by several successive grindings and intermediate sorting, instead of by a single grinding. -- High noon, the time when the sun is in the meridian. -- High place (Script.), an eminence or mound on which sacrifices were offered. -- High priest. See in…

ope (Naut.), a rope which holds the jaws of a gaff to the mast. -- Jaw tooth, a molar or grinder; a back tooth.

To bruise; to grind coarsely; as, kibbled oats. [Prov.Eng.] Halliwell.

e consisting essentially of a revolving lap on a vertical spindle, used by a lapidary for grinding and polishing.

Technically, to make smooth by rubbing in a moist condition between hard surfaces, as in grinding pigments.

governor for regulating the speed by adjusting the sails, or for adjusting the action of grinding machinery according to the speed. -- Lift wall (Canal Lock), the cross wall at the head of the lock.