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Pug-mill

A mill used by potters and brickmakers to cut up and blend the clay. Pug-mills are of various designs, and some of them are capable of performing several operations successively, as cutting the clay, grinding and tempering it, and finally ejecting a limited quantity into the moulds below. Pulverized Coal.-See PRESSED FUEL.

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