food mills

A form of food mill — 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of food mill
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