food mill

noun

A utensil for mashing and sieving soft foods, typically consisting of a bowl, a bottom plate with holes like those in a colander, and a crank fitted with a bent metal blade which crushes the food and forces it through the holes in the plate.

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moulinette
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Meanings

nounfood mill (plural food mills)

plural food mills

  1. cookingA utensil for mashing and sieving soft foods, typically consisting of a bowl, a bottom plate with holes like those in a colander, and a crank fitted with a bent metal blade which crushes the food and forces it through the holes in the plate.

    Synonyms: moulinette

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA utensil for mashing and sieving soft foods, typically consisting of a bowl, a bottom plate with holes like those in a colander, and a crank fitted with a bent metal blade which crushes the food and forces it through the holes in the plate.

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moulinette
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food mill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/food%20mill

MLA

“food mill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/food%20mill. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “food mill,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/food%20mill.

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