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water mill
noun
- a mill with machinery driven by water.
water mill
noun
- a mill operated by a water wheel
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Word History and Origins
Origin of water mill1
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425
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Example Sentences
The father, who was well-to-do, purchased a water-mill at Dedham and two windmills at East Bergholt, where he lived.
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I have already spoken of the water-mill by the bridge of Azeca.
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Each village possesses its water mill or mills, so that the natives are not entirely ignorant of mechanics.
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The utility of a well-constructed water-mill is sufficiently obvious.
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The country grew wilder and wilder, and, since we had passed a water-mill, we had lost all trace of human habitation.
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