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  • 21bed stone — noun 1. : a large foundation stone 2. : the stationary lower stone of a pair of millstones * * * the fixed lower member of a pair of millstones. Cf. runner (def. 12). [1715 25] …

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  • 22Road runner — Road Road (r[=o]), n. [AS. r[=a]d a riding, that on which one rides or travels, a road, fr. r[=i]dan to ride. See {Ride}, and cf. {Raid}.] 1. A journey, or stage of a journey. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] With easy roads he came to Leicester. Shak.… …

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  • 23sand runner — Turnstone Turn stone , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of limicoline birds of the genera {Strepsilas} and {Arenaria}, allied to the plovers, especially the common American and European species ({Strepsilas interpres}). They are so called from their… …

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  • 24edge runner — noun 1. : a stone or metal wheel in an edge mill 2. : a machine consisting of one or more heavy steel rolls or grindstones set on a horizontal shaft rotating round a pan or trough that is used for crushing stone, fibrous matter for papermaking,… …

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  • 25bed stone — the fixed lower member of a pair of millstones. Cf. runner (def. 12). [1715 25] * * * …

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  • 26Mill machinery — This article covers the various major pieces of mill machinery to be found in windmills, watermills and horse mills. It does not cover machinery found in modern factories.[1][2] Contents 1 Watermill machinery 2 Windmill mac …

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  • 27Millstone — For other uses, see Millstone (disambiguation). The basic anatomy of a millstone. Note that this is a runner stone. A bedstone would not have the Spanish Cross into which the supporting millrynd fits …

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  • 28Gristmill — Allied Mills flour mill on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal The terms gristmill or grist mill (also: corn mill or flour mill) can refer either to a building in which grain is ground into flour, or to the grinding mechanism itself …

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  • 29Watermill — This article is about a type of structure. For other locational uses see Milldam . For details of the technologies, see Water wheel and Mill machinery . A watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process… …

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  • 30Millrind — A Bedstone and the Rind …

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