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  • To grind wheat to make flour.
  • Grinding wood into pulp for paper making
  • Foundry work and machining
  • Pounding linen for use in the manufacture of paper.

Waterwheels driven by animal or wind power were also used to lift water out of rivers and lakes for other uses.

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