PUG MILL

Definition: PUG MILL

PUG MILL

1. A kind of mill for grinding and mixing clay, either for brickmaking or the fine arts; a clay mill. It consists essentially of an upright shaft armed with projecting knives, which is caused to revolve in a hollow cylinder, tub, or vat, in which the clay is placed.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Specialty Definition: PUG MILL

Domain	Definition
Mining	A. A machine for mixing water and clay, consisting of a long horizontal barrel containing a long longitudinal shaft fitted with knives; the knives slice through the clay, mixing it with water, which is added by sprays from the top. The knives are canted to give some screw action, forcing the clay along the barrel and out one end. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: PUG MILL

English words defined with "PUG MILL": Clay mill. (references)

Specialty definitions using "PUG MILL": BRIQUETTING-MACHINE OPERATOR ♦ jigger operator ♦ mixer tender ♦ NOODLE-CATALYST MAKER ♦ pellet-press operator, pot maker, POTTERY-MACHINE OPERATOR, pugger helper, PUG-MILL OPERATOR, PUG-MILL-OPERATOR HELPER ♦ SAGGER PREPARER, sagger soak, SINTER-MACHINE OPERATOR. (references)

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Photo Album: PUG MILL

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	This is the charging end of the pug mill. Shenango Pottery Works, Newcastle, Pennsylvania. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: PUG MILL

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
pug mill	14
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Anagrams: PUG MILL

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "g-i-l-l-m-p-u"
	-3 letters: gill, gimp, glim, glum, gull, gulp, iglu, limp, lump, mill, mull, pill, plug, plum, puli, pull.
	-4 letters: gip, gul, gum, ill, imp, lip, lug, lum, mig, mil, mug, pig, piu, pug, pul, ump.
	-5 letters: li, mi, mu, pi, um, up.
	Words containing the letters "g-i-l-l-m-p-u"
	+1 letter: glumpily.
	+3 letters: pummelling.
	+4 letters: aspergillum, multiplying.
	+5 letters: aspergillums, multiplexing, uncompelling.
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