rice-mill
Paddy hulling facility
A rice-mill is a facility where harvested rice is processed—husking the grain to remove the outer hull and polishing it for consumption.
The term also refers to the machinery that performs this work.
Rice-mills range from small village operations to large industrial plants: The rice-mill employed half the town during harvest season.
Removing outer seed covering
- whiteningMaking something lighter
- polishingSmoothing by friction
- parboilingPartially cooking in water
- gradingAssigning marks to work
sorting · cleaning · drying · separation · germ · yield · quality · moisture
Removing outer covering
- processingSystematic operation on data
- paddyFlooded rice-growing field
- huskDry seed covering
- branCereal grain husk
polishing · storage · warehouse · silo · machinery · conveyor · dryer · grading
Husk-removing device
- polisherTool for adding shine
- destonerPit-removal device
- separatorSomething that divides
- whitenerLightening substance
grader · sifter · conveyor · hopper · motor · diesel · aspirator · elevator
dehusking
Removing outer seed covering
- whiteningMaking something lighter
- polishingSmoothing by friction
- parboilingPartially cooking in water
grading · sorting · cleaning · drying · separation · germ · yield · quality · moisture · abrasion
hulling
Removing outer covering
- processingSystematic operation on data
- paddyFlooded rice-growing field
- huskDry seed covering
bran · polishing · storage · warehouse · silo · machinery · conveyor · dryer · grading · sorting
huller
Husk-removing device
whitener · grader · sifter · conveyor · hopper · motor · diesel · aspirator · elevator · blower
livelihood
Means of earning income
- farmersLand-cultivating occupation holders
- middlemenIntermediaries in transactions
- tradersProfessional buyers and sellers
wholesale · market · price · subsidy · cooperative · seasonal · employment · workers · income · profit
rice-millgranary
Building for storing cereals
rice paddy · rice field · grain silo · paddy field · storehouse
rice, mill, rices, riced, ricing, mills, milled, milling, miller