mill-leatn.

Brit.

/ˈmɪlliːt/, U.S.

/ˈmɪlˌlit/

Forms: see mill n.¹ and leat n.

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

Etymology: < mill n.¹ + leat n.

An artificial channel for the conveyance of water to a mill.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > mill-race

mill-troughOE

outshot1362

mill-lead1434

mill fleam1475

mill-race1478

waylead1547

mill-leat1609

waterlead1641

mill-run1652

water lane1718

wash-milla1722

overshot1760

head race1780

mill-course1804

lade1808

wheel-race1825

mill lade1827

dam-

1609–10 Act 7 Jas. I c. 19 §1 A newe Milleate or Trench for the Conveyance of the said Water to the said Milles.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Leat or Mill-leat, corruptly Milleat, a Trench for conveying Water to or from a Mill.

1832 Act 2 & 3 William IV c. 64 Sched. (O) 9 Along Hall's Mill lane to the point at which the same meets the Mill leat.

1864 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 27 534 An examination of the locality will show that, before a mill-leat was made, the ground upon which the city stands must have been several feet higher than the natural level of the Avon.

1988 ‘E. Peters’ Confession Brother Haluin i. 18 Crossing the mill-leat that fed the ponds by the narrow plank bridge.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mill-leat
释义	mill-leatn. Brit. /ˈmɪlliːt/, U.S. /ˈmɪlˌlit/ Forms: see mill n.¹ and leat n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mill n.¹, leat n. Etymology: < mill n.¹ + leat n. An artificial channel for the conveyance of water to a mill. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > mill-race mill-troughOE outshot1362 mill-lead1434 mill fleam1475 mill-race1478 waylead1547 mill-leat1609 waterlead1641 mill-run1652 water lane1718 wash-milla1722 overshot1760 head race1780 mill-course1804 lade1808 wheel-race1825 mill lade1827 dam- 1609–10 Act 7 Jas. I c. 19 §1 A newe Milleate or Trench for the Conveyance of the said Water to the said Milles. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Leat or Mill-leat, corruptly Milleat, a Trench for conveying Water to or from a Mill. 1832 Act 2 & 3 William IV c. 64 Sched. (O) 9 Along Hall's Mill lane to the point at which the same meets the Mill leat. 1864 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 27 534 An examination of the locality will show that, before a mill-leat was made, the ground upon which the city stands must have been several feet higher than the natural level of the Avon. 1988 ‘E. Peters’ Confession Brother Haluin i. 18 Crossing the mill-leat that fed the ponds by the narrow plank bridge. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1609
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