1654 in (1883) II. 42 Henry Webb..doth Couenant..to majnetajne his said pt of the damme and all other repajrations..about the mill sluces.
1844 H. Stephens I. 273 The protective effects of running water, such as water-falls from mill-sluices.
1988 J. Purseglove i. 9 Just opposite the point where the brook..joins the Erewash..stands a mill sluice.