

mill
1 [mil]
| 1. | a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles. |
| 2. | a building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour and other cereal products. |
| 3. | a machine for grinding, crushing, or pulverizing any solid substance: a coffee mill. |
| 4. | any of various machines that modify the shape or size of a workpiece by rotating tools or the work: rolling mill. |
| 5. | any of various other apparatuses for shaping materials or performing other mechanical operations. |
| 6. | a business or institution that dispenses products or services in an impersonal or mechanical manner, as if produced in a factory: a divorce mill; a diploma mill. |
| 7. | Machinery. a cutter on a milling machine. |
| 8. | a steel roller for receiving and transferring an impressed design, as to a calico-printing cylinder or a banknote-printing plate. |
| 9. | Mining. a place or set of machinery for crushing or concentrating ore. |
| 10. | Slang. a boxing match or fistfight. |
| 11. | to grind, work, treat, or shape in or with a mill. |
| 12. | Coining.
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| 13. | to beat or stir, as to a froth: to mill chocolate. |
| 14. | Slang. to beat or strike; fight; overcome. |
| 15. | to move around aimlessly, slowly, or confusedly, as a herd of cattle (often fol. by about or around). |
| 16. | Slang. to fight or box. |
| 17. | through the mill, Informal. undergoing or having undergone severe difficulties, trials, etc., esp. with an effect on one's health, personality, or character: He's really been through the mill since his wife's death. |
bef. 950; ME milne, mille (n.), OE myl(e)n < LL molīna, n. use of fem. of molīnus of a mill, equiv. to L mol(a) mill + -īnus -ine 1

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| mill 1
(mĭl) Pronunciation Key
n.
v. tr.
[Middle English milne, mille, from Old English mylen, from Late Latin molīna, molīnum, from feminine and neuter of molīnus, of a mill, from Latin mola, millstone, from molere, to grind; see melə- in Indo-European roots.] To mill, in Western U.S. English, means "to run cattle in a circle, sometimes deliberately in order to halt a stampede." In the Oxford English Dictionary we find this 19th-century example of the verb: "At last the cattle ran with less energy, and it was presently easy to 'mill' them into a circle and to turn them where it seemed most desirable" (Munsey's Magazine). This usage of mill comes from the resemblance of the cattle's circular motion to the action of millstones. A related intransitive sense of the verb is better known in Standard English, as shown in the Oxford English Dictionary citation of an 1888 quotation from Theodore Roosevelt: "The cattle may begin to run, and then get 'milling'-that is, all crowd together into a mass like a ball, wherein they move round and round." Originally this sense of mill also meant "circular motion"; now it means "to move around in churning confusion" with no pattern in particular. |
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| mill 2
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n. Abbr. M. or mi. A monetary unit equal to 1/1000 of a U.S. dollar or 1/10 of a cent. [Short for Latin mīllēsimus, thousandth; see mil1.] |
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| Mill
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Scottish philosopher, economist, and a founder of utilitarianism. His works include An Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind (1829). |
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| Mill, John Stuart 1806-1873.
British philosopher and economist known especially for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism. His many works include A System of Logic (1843), Principles of Political Economy (1848), and The Subjection of Women (1869). |
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mill (v.)
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| mill | |
noun | |
| 1. | a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing [syn: factory] |
| 2. | Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836) |
| 3. | English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873) |
| 4. | machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing |
| 5. | the act of grinding to a powder or dust [syn: grind] |
verb | |
| 1. | move about in a confused manner |
| 2. | grind with a mill; "mill grain" |
| 3. | produce a ridge around the edge of; "mill a coin" |
| 4. | roll out (metal) with a rolling machine |
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Mill Creek, PA (township, FIPS 08549576)
Location: (41.403357, -80.042615)
Population (2000): 639 (265 housing units)
Area: 18.934076 sq mi (land), 0.407523 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 17060
Mill Spring, MO (village, FIPS 48386)
Location: (37.063306, -90.681616)
Population (2000): 219 (104 housing units)
Area: 0.210216 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 63952
Mill Neck, NY (village, FIPS 47405)
Location: (40.888890, -73.556080)
Population (2000): 825 (326 housing units)
Area: 2.579363 sq mi (land), 0.349158 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 11765
Mill Creek, WV (town, FIPS 54100)
Location: (38.731748, -79.972279)
Population (2000): 662 (325 housing units)
Area: 0.448431 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 26280
Mill Creek, OK (town, FIPS 48500)
Location: (34.401179, -96.825189)
Population (2000): 340 (147 housing units)
Area: 0.379309 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 74856
Mill City, OR (city, FIPS 48150)
Location: (44.752049, -122.478386)
Population (2000): 1,537 (629 housing units)
Area: 0.792113 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 97360
Mill Creek, PA (borough, FIPS 49552)
Location: (40.436666, -77.931033)
Population (2000): 351 (139 housing units)
Area: 0.371207 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 17060
Mill Hall, PA (borough, FIPS 49760)
Location: (41.105359, -77.487804)
Population (2000): 1,568 (710 housing units)
Area: 1.008509 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 17751
Mill Village, PA (borough, FIPS 49936)
Location: (41.876050, -79.972607)
Population (2000): 412 (162 housing units)
Area: 0.910386 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 16427
Mill Creek, WA (city, FIPS 45865)
Location: (47.861763, -122.204408)
Population (2000): 11,525 (4,769 housing units)
Area: 3.566714 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 98012
Mill Shoals, IL (township, FIPS 19349360)
Location: (38.204864, -88.335473)
Population (2000): 780 (388 housing units)
Area: 53.238886 sq mi (land), 0.029251 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 62862
Mill Spring, MO (township, FIPS 22348404)
Location: (37.056535, -90.681910)
Population (2000): 972 (565 housing units)
Area: 85.554579 sq mi (land), 0.367094 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 63952
Mill Creek, WV (district, FIPS 02792184)
Location: (39.275526, -78.901260)
Population (2000): 903 (484 housing units)
Area: 40.472214 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 26280
Mill Valley, CA (city, FIPS 47710)
Location: (37.905475, -122.543111)
Population (2000): 13,600 (6,286 housing units)
Area: 4.717219 sq mi (land), 0.112592 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 94941
Mill Creek, PA (township, FIPS 08149568)
Location: (41.308378, -76.787511)
Population (2000): 572 (238 housing units)
Area: 11.400085 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 17060
Mill Creek, PA (borough, FIPS 06149552)
Location: (40.436666, -77.931033)
Population (2000): 351 (139 housing units)
Area: 0.371207 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 17060
Mill Shoals, IL (village, FIPS 49347)
Location: (38.247904, -88.346608)
Population (2000): 235 (133 housing units)
Area: 0.783484 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 62862
Mill Hall, PA (borough, FIPS 03549760)
Location: (41.105359, -77.487804)
Population (2000): 1,568 (710 housing units)
Area: 1.008509 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 17751
Mill City, OR (CCD, FIPS 04791921)
Location: (44.792963, -122.264818)
Population (2000): 2,701 (1,643 housing units)
Area: 432.778480 sq mi (land), 4.251702 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 97360
Mill City, OR (CCD, FIPS 04391904)
Location: (44.700734, -122.477199)
Population (2000): 6,102 (2,495 housing units)
Area: 341.527619 sq mi (land), 2.951607 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 97360
Mill Village, PA (borough, FIPS 04949936)
Location: (41.876050, -79.972607)
Population (2000): 412 (162 housing units)
Area: 0.910386 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 16427
Mill Creek, AR (township, FIPS 11392484)
Location: (34.545643, -93.995057)
Population (2000): 192 (106 housing units)
Area: 21.128814 sq mi (land), 0.205603 sq mi (water)
Mill Creek, AR (township, FIPS 06592475)
Location: (36.059462, -91.905723)
Population (2000): 1,912 (940 housing units)
Area: 25.495204 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Mill Creek, AR (township, FIPS 08792481)
Location: (35.846258, -93.844039)
Population (2000): 669 (328 housing units)
Area: 61.374862 sq mi (land), 0.018725 sq mi (water)
Mill Creek, AR (township, FIPS 07992478)
Location: (33.829811, -91.928053)
Population (2000): 285 (137 housing units)
Area: 35.476065 sq mi (land), 0.012036 sq mi (water)
Mill Creek, AR (township, FIPS 12792487)
Location: (34.729129, -94.055011)
Population (2000): 348 (150 housing units)
Area: 78.464825 sq mi (land), 0.294700 sq mi (water)
Mill Creek, AR (township, FIPS 13392490)
Location: (34.152232, -94.422927)
Population (2000): 99 (45 housing units)
Area: 28.783068 sq mi (land), 1.543912 sq mi (water)
Mill Creek, IL (precinct, FIPS 18192142)
Location: (37.355056, -89.269370)
Population (2000): 331 (138 housing units)
Area: 16.891658 sq mi (land), 0.021362 sq mi (water)
Mill Creek, OH (township, FIPS 17150302)
Location: (41.664018, -84.434336)
Population (2000): 935 (363 housing units)
Area: 24.213713 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Mill Creek, OH (township, FIPS 03150274)
Location: (40.410417, -81.858769)
Population (2000): 747 (223 housing units)
Area: 23.683649 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Mill Creek, MO (township, FIPS 14148170)
Location: (38.604152, -92.882930)
Population (2000): 1,052 (445 housing units)
Area: 64.361016 sq mi (land), 0.035206 sq mi (water)
Mill Springs, KY (CCD, FIPS 23192344)
Location: (36.939177, -84.831144)
Population (2000): 4,075 (2,817 housing units)
Area: 111.725499 sq mi (land), 18.033109 sq mi (water)
Mill Creek, KS (township, FIPS 20146750)
Location: (39.867904, -97.188928)
Population (2000): 274 (142 housing units)
Area: 36.234801 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Mill Creek, KS (township, FIPS 19746725)
Location: (38.889771, -96.189605)
Population (2000): 293 (264 housing units)
Area: 74.194401 sq mi (land), 0.319804 sq mi (water)
Mill Creek, KS (township, FIPS 14946700)
Location: (39.503074, -96.180677)
Population (2000): 1,000 (468 housing units)
Area: 41.875031 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Mill Creek, KS (township, FIPS 01146675)
Location: (37.912455, -94.837306)
Population (2000): 472 (194 housing units)
Area: 52.416985 sq mi (land), 0.220626 sq mi (water)
Mill Creek, AR (township, FIPS 04792472)
Location: (35.425905, -94.028234)
Population (2000): 250 (119 housing units)
Area: 21.604677 sq mi (land), 0.795989 sq mi (water)
Mill Creek, IL (village, FIPS 49178)
Location: (37.342142, -89.252261)
Population (2000): 76 (31 housing units)
Area: 0.365937 sq mi (land), 0.008650 sq mi (water)
Mill Creek, AR (township, FIPS 00392469)
Location: (33.222312, -91.973293)
Population (2000): 1,536 (656 housing units)
Area: 72.424095 sq mi (land), 3.278480 sq mi (water)
Mill Bayou, AR (township, FIPS 00192466)
Location: (34.424457, -91.442929)
Population (2000): 576 (255 housing units)
Area: 59.440775 sq mi (land), 3.292392 sq mi (water)
Mill Plain, WA (CDP, FIPS 45915)
Location: (45.644728, -122.492878)
Population (2000): 7,400 (2,500 housing units)
Area: 5.982716 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Old Mill Creek, IL (village, FIPS 55639)
Location: (42.421820, -87.982511)
Population (2000): 251 (104 housing units)
Area: 10.112831 sq mi (land), 0.119409 sq mi (water)
Morgan Mill-Bluff Dale, TX (CCD, FIPS 14392645)
Location: (32.394328, -98.210416)
Population (2000): 2,150 (1,096 housing units)
Area: 315.878940 sq mi (land), 0.472596 sq mi (water)
Carmody Hills-Pepper Mill Village, MD (CDP, FIPS 13312)
Location: (38.895412, -76.890123)
Population (2000): 4,801 (1,686 housing units)
Area: 0.738400 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Mill, NE (precinct, FIPS 10991985)
Location: (40.992259, -96.513027)
Population (2000): 281 (105 housing units)
Area: 32.044296 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Mill, OH (township, FIPS 15750232)
Location: (40.393335, -81.342627)
Population (2000): 10,290 (4,403 housing units)
Area: 25.477567 sq mi (land), 0.084448 sq mi (water)
Mill, AR (township, FIPS 00592460)
Location: (36.386660, -92.241843)
Population (2000): 2,623 (1,922 housing units)
Area: 42.274784 sq mi (land), 8.969561 sq mi (water)
Mill, IN (township, FIPS 05349374)
Location: (40.486940, -85.620999)
Population (2000): 11,271 (4,844 housing units)
Area: 23.132068 sq mi (land), 0.003587 sq mi (water)
Boones Mill, VA (town, FIPS 08584)
Location: (37.115462, -79.953966)
Population (2000): 285 (138 housing units)
Area: 0.735482 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 24065
Fort Mill, SC (town, FIPS 26890)
Location: (35.005747, -80.947020)
Population (2000): 7,587 (3,063 housing units)
Area: 4.563086 sq mi (land), 0.060107 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 29708
Fort Mill, SC (CCD, FIPS 09191183)
Location: (35.026990, -80.965908)
Population (2000): 25,358 (10,477 housing units)
Area: 54.185878 sq mi (land), 1.751915 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 29708
Taylor Mill, KY (city, FIPS 75738)
Location: (39.013062, -84.494192)
Population (2000): 6,913 (2,604 housing units)
Area: 6.257109 sq mi (land), 0.110114 sq mi (water)
Spring Mill, KY (city, FIPS 72770)
Location: (38.144064, -85.632598)
Population (2000): 380 (130 housing units)
Area: 0.060313 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Monarch Mill, SC (CDP, FIPS 47200)
Location: (34.714874, -81.592614)
Population (2000): 1,930 (862 housing units)
Area: 5.624491 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Kemp Mill, MD (CDP, FIPS 43200)
Location: (39.033832, -77.024541)
Population (2000): 9,956 (3,448 housing units)
Area: 2.412834 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Anderson Mill, TX (CDP, FIPS 03197)
Location: (30.455050, -97.809262)
Population (2000): 8,953 (3,383 housing units)
Area: 1.411402 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Hannahs Mill, GA (CDP, FIPS 36416)
Location: (32.935572, -84.338136)
Population (2000): 3,267 (1,379 housing units)
Area: 4.368450 sq mi (land), 0.013414 sq mi (water)
Moores Mill, AL (CDP, FIPS 51216)
Location: (34.830662, -86.520538)
Population (2000): 5,178 (2,030 housing units)
Area: 13.858912 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Dixons Mill, AL (CCD, FIPS 09190882)
Location: (32.066370, -87.729046)
Population (2000): 2,482 (1,067 housing units)
Area: 110.530868 sq mi (land), 0.021148 sq mi (water)
Hunter Mill, VA (district, FIPS 05993943)
Location: (38.932360, -77.324215)
Population (2000): 110,697 (43,821 housing units)
Area: 38.417691 sq mi (land), 0.231105 sq mi (water)
Loves Mill, VA (district, FIPS 11194383)
Location: (36.949262, -78.254562)
Population (2000): 2,691 (770 housing units)
Area: 60.324888 sq mi (land), 0.052841 sq mi (water)
Massies Mill, VA (district, FIPS 12594559)
Location: (37.791468, -79.015593)
Population (2000): 2,346 (1,219 housing units)
Area: 122.969775 sq mi (land), 0.022939 sq mi (water)
Rheas Mill, AR (township, FIPS 14393123)
Location: (36.013561, -94.404930)
Population (2000): 480 (193 housing units)
Area: 16.230896 sq mi (land), 0.163647 sq mi (water)
Steam Mill, GA (CCD, FIPS 25392856)
Location: (30.938934, -84.909332)
Population (2000): 2,872 (1,413 housing units)
Area: 117.543611 sq mi (land), 12.525706 sq mi (water)
Gayle Mill, SC (CDP, FIPS 28825)
Location: (34.704744, -81.236061)
Population (2000): 1,094 (477 housing units)
Area: 0.670271 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Eureka Mill, SC (CDP, FIPS 24020)
Location: (34.718868, -81.198698)
Population (2000): 1,737 (733 housing units)
Area: 1.354212 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Cedar Mill, OR (CDP, FIPS 12150)
Location: (45.530689, -122.804134)
Population (2000): 12,597 (4,951 housing units)
Area: 3.717816 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Peaks Mill, KY (CCD, FIPS 07392704)
Location: (38.313335, -84.810234)
Population (2000): 1,172 (486 housing units)
Area: 31.592931 sq mi (land), 0.295523 sq mi (water)
Redings Mill, MO (village, FIPS 60986)
Location: (37.019111, -94.516906)
Population (2000): 159 (76 housing units)
Area: 0.205667 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Byrnes Mill, MO (city, FIPS 10240)
Location: (38.435197, -90.573838)
Population (2000): 2,376 (935 housing units)
Area: 4.958160 sq mi (land), 0.136686 sq mi (water)
Lancaster Mill, SC (CDP, FIPS 39930)
Location: (34.709949, -80.783759)
Population (2000): 2,109 (963 housing units)
Area: 1.270520 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Walker Mill, MD (CDP, FIPS 81250)
Location: (38.870962, -76.891403)
Population (2000): 11,104 (4,219 housing units)
Area: 3.151673 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Hunters Mill, NC (township, FIPS 07391560)
Location: (36.416368, -76.602245)
Population (2000): 1,301 (560 housing units)
Area: 69.641403 sq mi (land), 0.318060 sq mi (water)
Lees Mill, NC (township, FIPS 18791768)
Location: (35.855288, -76.616344)
Population (2000): 2,916 (1,313 housing units)
Area: 125.006051 sq mi (land), 15.452182 sq mi (water)
Milford Mill, MD (CDP, FIPS 52562)
Location: (39.347356, -76.760924)
Population (2000): 26,527 (11,217 housing units)
Area: 6.972833 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Pearces Mill, NC (township, FIPS 05192460)
Location: (35.011600, -78.914212)
Population (2000): 14,756 (6,501 housing units)
Area: 14.142260 sq mi (land), 0.205519 sq mi (water)
Red Oaks Mill, NY (CDP, FIPS 60983)
Location: (41.651315, -73.872818)
Population (2000): 4,930 (1,767 housing units)
Area: 3.517577 sq mi (land), 0.079520 sq mi (water)
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Mill
Mill\ (m[i^]l), n. [L. mille a thousand. Cf. Mile.] A money of account of the United States, having the value of the tenth of a cent, or the thousandth of a dollar.Cite This Source
Mill
Mill\, n. [OE. mille, melle, mulle, milne, AS. myln, mylen; akin to D. molen, G. m["u]hle, OHG. mul[=i], mul[=i]n, Icel. mylna; all prob. from L. molina, fr. mola millstone; prop., that which grinds, akin to molere to grind, Goth. malan, G. mahlen, and to E. meal. [root]108. See Meal flour, and cf. Moline.]1. A machine for grinding or comminuting any substance, as grain, by rubbing and crushing it between two hard, rough, or intented surfaces; as, a gristmill, a coffee mill; a bone mill. 2. A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process; as, a cider mill; a cane mill. 3. A machine for grinding and polishing; as, a lapidary mill. 4. A common name for various machines which produce a manufactured product, or change the form of a raw material by the continuous repetition of some simple action; as, a sawmill; a stamping mill, etc. 5. A building or collection of buildings with machinery by which the processes of manufacturing are carried on; as, a cotton mill; a powder mill; a rolling mill. 6. (Die Sinking) A hardened steel roller having a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, as copper. 7. (Mining) (a) An excavation in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material for filling is obtained. (b) A passage underground through which ore is shot. 8. A milling cutter. See Illust. under Milling. 9. A pugilistic. [Cant] --R. D. Blackmore. Edge mill, Flint mill, etc. See under Edge, Flint, etc. Mill bar (Iron Works), a rough bar rolled or drawn directly from a bloom or puddle bar for conversion into merchant iron in the mill. Mill cinder, slag from a puddling furnace. Mill head, the head of water employed to turn the wheel of a mill. Mill pick, a pick for dressing millstones. Mill pond, a pond that supplies the water for a mill. Mill race, the canal in which water is conveyed to a mill wheel, or the current of water which drives the wheel. Mill tail, the water which flows from a mill wheel after turning it, or the channel in which the water flows. Mill tooth, a grinder or molar tooth. Mill wheel, the water wheel that drives the machinery of a mill. Roller mill, a mill in which flour or meal is made by crushing grain between rollers. Stamp mill (Mining), a mill in which ore is crushed by stamps. To go through the mill, to experience the suffering or discipline necessary to bring one to a certain degree of knowledge or skill, or to a certain mental state.Cite This Source
Mill
Mill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Milled; p. pr. & vb. n. Milling.] [See Mill, n., and cf. Muller.]1. To reduce to fine particles, or to small pieces, in a mill; to grind; to comminute. 2. To shape, finish, or transform by passing through a machine; specifically, to shape or dress, as metal, by means of a rotary cutter. 3. To make a raised border around the edges of, or to cut fine grooves or indentations across the edges of, as of a coin, or a screw head; also, to stamp in a coining press; to coin. 4. To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth. 5. To beat with the fists. [Cant] --Thackeray. 6. To roll into bars, as steel. To mill chocolate, to make it frothy, as by churning.Cite This Source
Mill
Mill\, v. i. (Zo["o]l.) To swim under water; -- said of air-breathing creatures.Cite This Source
Mill
Mill\, v. i. 1. To undergo hulling, as maize. 2. To move in a circle, as cattle upon a plain. The deer and the pig and the nilghar were milling round and round in a circle of eight or ten miles radius. --Kipling. 3. To swim suddenly in a new direction; -- said of whales. 4. To take part in a mill; to box. [Cant]Cite This Source
Mill
Mill\, n. 1. Short for Treadmill. 2. The raised or ridged edge or surface made in milling anything, as a coin or screw.Cite This Source
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Mill\, v. t. 1. (Mining) To fill (a winze or interior incline) with broken ore, to be drawn out at the bottom. 2. To cause to mill, or circle round, as cattle.Cite This Source
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for grinding corn, mentioned as used in the time of Abraham (Gen. 18:6). That used by the Hebrews consisted of two circular stones, each 2 feet in diameter and half a foot thick, the lower of which was called the "nether millstone" (Job 41:24) and the upper the "rider." The upper stone was turned round by a stick fixed in it as a handle. There were then no public mills, and thus each family required to be provided with a hand-mill. The corn was ground daily, generally by the women of the house (Isa. 47:1, 2; Matt. 24:41). It was with the upper stone of a hand-mill that "a certain woman" at Thebez broke Abimelech's skull (Judg. 9:53, "a piece of a millstone;" literally, "a millstone rider", i.e., the "runner," the stone which revolves. Comp. 2 Sam. 11:21). Millstones could not be pledged (Deut. 24:6), as they were necessary in every family.
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