English Dictionary

flint mill

名詞

歴史的

(pottery) A mill in which flints are ground.

日本語の意味

燧石を粉砕するための製粉機。陶器製造の過程で、燧石を細かく砕くために用いられる機械。

The old flint mill on the riverbank still supplies finely ground flint to local potters.

川岸にある古い燧石粉砕所は、今でも地元の陶芸家に細かく粉砕した燧石を供給している。

意味（1）

(pottery) A mill in which flints are ground.

意味（2）

(mining, historical) An obsolete appliance for lighting a miner at his work, in which flints on a revolving wheel were made to produce a shower of sparks, which gave light without igniting the firedamp.

flint mills （ plural ）