| 释义 |
ˈmill-leat
[mill n.1]
An artificial channel for the conveyance of water to a mill.
1609–10Act 7 Jas. I, c. 19 §1 A newe Milleate or Trench for the Conveyance of the said Water to the said Milles. 1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Leat or Mill-leat, corruptly Milleat, a Trench for conveying Water to or from a Mill. 1832Act 2 & 3 Will. IV, c. 64 Sched. (O) 9 Along Hall's Mill lane to the point at which the same meets the Mill leat. |