moline
moline · molines
The crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindleThe crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindle; a millrind.
US/moʊlˈin/
Meaning
1 sensesThe crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindle; a millrind.
More definitions
- a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River
Origin
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman molin (“mill”), from Late Latin molinum (“mill”), from molere (Borrowed from Anglo-Norman molin (“mill”), from Late Latin molinum (“mill”), from molere (“to grind”). Doublet of moulin and mill.
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