1851 , Herman Melville , Moby Dick: Or the Whale, Hark! he's muttering—voice like an old worn-out coffee-mill. Prick ears, and listen!â€
2003 , Barbara Hambly , Wet Grave , January's voice was dry as he held the coffee-mill steady for Rose to pour in the beans.
2011 , J. B. Marsden , Memoirs of the Life and Labours of the Rev. Samuel Marsden of Paramatta, He made several attempts to grind his corn with the help of a coffee-mill borrowed from a trading-ship, but without success; and now, like the inventor of steam navigation, and other benefactors of their species nearer home, he was laughed at for his simplicity.
