Associations to the word «Milling»

MILLING, noun. The series of notches around the edge of a coin, placed there during minting so that it can be told if some of the metal from the edge is removed. Removing metal from a coin was common practice during earlier times when coins made of precious metals circulated.

MILLING, noun. A grinding process using a mill

MILLING, verb. Present participle of mill

MILLING ABOUT, verb. Present participle of mill about

MILLING AROUND, verb. Present participle of mill around

MILLING CUTTER, noun. (mechanical engineering) A rotary cutting tool typically used in milling machines

MILLING FROLIC, noun. A traditional Scottish event where cloth was waulked to the accompaniment of folk songs.

MILLING FROLICS, noun. Plural of milling frolic

MILLING MACHINE, noun. A machine tool in which a rotating cutter is moved against the workpiece (or vice versa) in order to cut the latter to a desired shape.

MILLING MACHINES, noun. Plural of milling machine

MILLING, noun. Corrugated edge of a coin.