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Grinding Pan

(1) Used for grinding CALCINED FLINT. An open top shallow pan, with a CHERT-lined bottom. Flint is ground by lumps of chert being pushed round the pan in water by the SWEEP ARMS. Different grades of ground flint are obtained by settlement through water. (2) A cast-iron housing for EDGE RUNNER (found in some flint and gunpowder mills).