rolling mill

rolling mill
1. a mill where ingots, slabs, sheets, etc., of usually hot metal are passed between rolls to give them a certain thickness or cross-sectional form.
2. a machine or set of rollers for rolling out or shaping metal.
[1780-90, Amer.]

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