waulk mill
/ˈwɔːk mɪl/(also walk mill, woak mill, wauk mill) Chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern ). Now historical
noun
A mill for fulling cloth.
- The introduction of the fulling mill to England seems to have occurred in the 12th cent..
Origin
Middle English. Apparently from waulk + mill. Compare Middle Dutch walcmōlen (Dutch walkmolen), Middle Low German walkmoele, Middle High German walkmül (German walkmühle).