cōfincel

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Hana Videen

cōfincel, n.n: a hand-mill. (KO-vin-chell)

A hand-powered quern for grinding grain. Three Mills, London. Photo from Penn State University project Building Community: Medieval Technology & American History. [engr.psu.edu/mtah]

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boxwoodbooks

August 21, 2018 at 9:10 am Reply

WHAT’S THE DIFFÉRENCE BETWEEN A COFINCEL AND A QUERN?

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- Hana Videen
  
  August 26, 2018 at 10:23 am Reply
  
  I think they are probably the same.
  
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