hammermill

== English == === Etymology === From hammer +‎ mill. === Noun === hammermill (plural hammermills) A machine for shredding or crushing aggregate material, consisting of a drum containing a vertical or horizontal rotating shaft or drum on which hammers are mounted; a building containing such a machine; a place of business where such milling is done. Coordinate terms: roller mill, rolling mill === Verb === hammermill (third-person singular simple present hammermills, present participle hammermilling, simple past and past participle hammermilled) (transitive) To shred or crush by means of a hammermill.