单词 | oat mill |
释义 | > as lemmasoat mill oat mill n. (a) a mill for grinding oats; †(b) humorously the mouth of a horse (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation of grain > milling or grinding > [noun] > corn-mill millOE oat mill1482 corn-mill1523 grist-mill1602 barley-mill1797 flouring-mill1797 moulin1837 corn-grinder1841 grain-mill1867 1482 Will of William Robyns in S. Flood St . Albans Wills (1993) 68 I woll that Katherine, my wyffe, shall have the howse & londes with the ote myll lying next unto the Hospitall of Seint Julyans terme of her lyf. 1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. ix. 337 I was shewed an Oat-Mill, that husk't the Oats and winnow'd them, and then ground them to meal. 1837–40 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker (1862) 497 Hold up your old oatmill, and see if you can snuff the stable at minister's. 1855 J. C. Smith Harper's Statist. Gazetteer World 723/1 The v[illage] on the bank of [the] Ottawa r[iver] contains an Episcopal church, 3 stores, 2 flouring m[ills], 2 oat mills, 4 saw mills, & 250 inhabitants. 1994 Manitoba Business (Nexis) Jan. 16 The plant opened in 1991 and is one of the largest oat mills in North America. < as lemmas |
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