单词 | plantation mill |
释义 | > as lemmasplantation mill plantation mill n. a mill suitable for use on a plantation, for crushing oats, etc. ΚΠ 1854 Sci. Amer. 15 July 345/4 The 20 inch is a superior farm and plantation mill, grinding corn and all kinds of grain in the best manner, by horse power and also by hand. 1868 Putnam's Mag. July 54/1 Our camp in the ravine near the new fort had meanwhile grown into quite a village, of which the manager's house, a plantation-mill to grind corn for the weekly rations, and an enormous stable, were the conspicuous buildings. 1994 W. K. Durrill War of Another Kind iii. 70 He immediately stopped the plantation mill at Bonarva from running. That prevented his slaves from grinding corn into meal. < as lemmas |
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