custom milln.

Brit.

/ˈkʌstəm ˌmɪl/, U.S.

/ˈkəstəm ˌmɪl/

Forms: see custom n. and adj. and mill n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: custom n., mill n.¹

Etymology: < custom n. + mill n.¹

1. A mill belonging to a feudal lord at which tenants are obliged to grind their grain, paying a proportion as tax. Cf. customary mill n. at customary adj. and n.³ Compounds. Now historical and rare.

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society > law > legal obligation > [noun] > obligations of tenants > to have corn ground at particular mill > mill

custom mill1607

customary milla1638

thirling milla1774

1607 J. Norden Surueyors Dialogue iii. 141 He that perswaded the Lord to sell away his custome Mill, had little respect to the Lords profit or royaltie.

1703 London Gaz. No. 3898/4 The Manor and Royalty of Bovey-Tracy, with the Fairs, Markets, and Custom Mills.

1978 R. W. Dunning Victoria Hist. Somerset IV. 138/2 Suit to the custom mills with corn and grain was required of some lessees as late as 1626.

2. A mill which grinds grain for private or individual customers; opposed to merchant mill n. 1. Now historical.

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1829 Adams Sentinel (Gettysburg, Pa.) 2 Dec. Buy a few bushels of wheat, and get it ground at the custom mills—much cheaper than to purchase flour by the barrel.

1836 E. Hazen Panorama of Professions & Trades 25/2 A mill exclusively employed in grinding grain consumed by the inhabitants of the neighbourhood, is called a grist or custom mill.

1958 T. K. Ford & H. J. Sheely Miller in 18th-cent. Virginia (2001) 12 The owner of a custom mill..did not buy and sell grain at all, but found his income as a portion or toll of the grain he milled.

1997 Hist. Archaeol. 31 117/1 The merchant mills were linked with the commercial center of Baltimore and rose or fell with its prominence, while custom mills served a consistent local market.

2012 K. Raitz & N. O'Malley Kentucky's Frontier Highway xix. 193 (caption) The arrival of roller-mill technology ushered milling into the modern era, which foreshadowed the end of small-scale traditional custom mills.

3. Mining. An independent mill which processes ore purchased from other mines.

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1861 Age (Melbourne) 24 May 5/6 Those who cannot yet afford mills of their own have their rock crushed at custom mills.

1888 M. Eissler Metall. Gold 33 At custom-mills the quartz is delivered in wagons.

1913 Mineral Resources U.S. 1912: Pt. I 845 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (63rd Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Doc. 471, Pt. I) LXIX. The Deadwood mill was used both as a custom mill and for company work.

1955 Professional Papers U.S. Geol. Surv. No. 262. 45/2 The Goodwin Mining Co. purchased the Copper King mine in 1948 and shipped massive zinc sulfide ore to several custom mills.

2010 Minerals Yearbk. 2006 (U.S. Dept. Interior) II. 8.2 Any gold ore mined at Little Hope would be processed at a custom mill located elsewhere.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	custom mill
释义	custom milln. Brit. /ˈkʌstəm ˌmɪl/, U.S. /ˈkəstəm ˌmɪl/ Forms: see custom n. and adj. and mill n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: custom n., mill n.¹ Etymology: < custom n. + mill n.¹ 1. A mill belonging to a feudal lord at which tenants are obliged to grind their grain, paying a proportion as tax. Cf. customary mill n. at customary adj. and n.³ Compounds. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal obligation > [noun] > obligations of tenants > to have corn ground at particular mill > mill custom mill1607 customary milla1638 thirling milla1774 1607 J. Norden Surueyors Dialogue iii. 141 He that perswaded the Lord to sell away his custome Mill, had little respect to the Lords profit or royaltie. 1703 London Gaz. No. 3898/4 The Manor and Royalty of Bovey-Tracy, with the Fairs, Markets, and Custom Mills. 1978 R. W. Dunning Victoria Hist. Somerset IV. 138/2 Suit to the custom mills with corn and grain was required of some lessees as late as 1626. 2. A mill which grinds grain for private or individual customers; opposed to merchant mill n. 1. Now historical. ΚΠ 1829 Adams Sentinel (Gettysburg, Pa.) 2 Dec. Buy a few bushels of wheat, and get it ground at the custom mills—much cheaper than to purchase flour by the barrel. 1836 E. Hazen Panorama of Professions & Trades 25/2 A mill exclusively employed in grinding grain consumed by the inhabitants of the neighbourhood, is called a grist or custom mill. 1958 T. K. Ford & H. J. Sheely Miller in 18th-cent. Virginia (2001) 12 The owner of a custom mill..did not buy and sell grain at all, but found his income as a portion or toll of the grain he milled. 1997 Hist. Archaeol. 31 117/1 The merchant mills were linked with the commercial center of Baltimore and rose or fell with its prominence, while custom mills served a consistent local market. 2012 K. Raitz & N. O'Malley Kentucky's Frontier Highway xix. 193 (caption) The arrival of roller-mill technology ushered milling into the modern era, which foreshadowed the end of small-scale traditional custom mills. 3. Mining. An independent mill which processes ore purchased from other mines. ΚΠ 1861 Age (Melbourne) 24 May 5/6 Those who cannot yet afford mills of their own have their rock crushed at custom mills. 1888 M. Eissler Metall. Gold 33 At custom-mills the quartz is delivered in wagons. 1913 Mineral Resources U.S. 1912: Pt. I 845 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (63rd Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Doc. 471, Pt. I) LXIX. The Deadwood mill was used both as a custom mill and for company work. 1955 Professional Papers U.S. Geol. Surv. No. 262. 45/2 The Goodwin Mining Co. purchased the Copper King mine in 1948 and shipped massive zinc sulfide ore to several custom mills. 2010 Minerals Yearbk. 2006 (U.S. Dept. Interior) II. 8.2 Any gold ore mined at Little Hope would be processed at a custom mill located elsewhere. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1607
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