hammermill
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]hammermill (plural hammermills)
- A machine for shredding or crushing aggregate material, consisting of a drum containing a vertical or horizontal rotating shaft or drum on which hammers are mounted.
- (metonymically) A building containing such a machine; a place of business where such milling is done.
Verb
[edit]hammermill (third-person singular simple present hammermills, present participle hammermilling, simple past and past participle hammermilled)
- (transitive) To shred or crush by means of a hammermill.