Question 1

What does "mouliner" mean in French?

Accepted Answer

To crush, grind.
To operate quickly an apparatus with a crank.
To make large movements with the arms.
To reel in the fishing line into the reel of the rod.
Engine that runs too fast.
To function for a long time.
To choose a low gear.
To twist or spin silk with a kind of mill equipped with bobbins and spindles.
To gnaw wood and reduce it, in places, to fine powder, speaking of worms.
To rub the thickness or face of a marble slab on a cast iron plate, or on another piece of marble with grit and water to level them.

Question 2

Where does the French word "mouliner" come from?

Accepted Answer

see mill

mouliner

Etymology