powder mill
noun
a mill in which gunpowder is made.
Origin of powder mill
1First recorded in 1640–50
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How to use powder mill in a sentence
No—yes; gimme some water, Jim; my mouth is dry as a powder mill.
Wayside Courtships | Hamlin GarlandA powder mill was established at Cahaba, but the ingredients were lacking.
Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama | Walter L. FlemingOne of the many views painted by this artist of the explosion of a powder mill at Delft, October 12, 1654.
At about a league from Saragossa a Powder-mill exploded and many lives were lost.
He was blown up in a powder-mill explosion, so I can prove his death very easily.
The Corner House Girls | Grace Brooks Hill
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