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water mill

noun

  1. a mill with machinery driven by water.


water mill

noun

  1. a mill operated by a water wheel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of water mill1

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425
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Before lunch at nearby Grotto Pozzasc, built on the site of an ancient water mill, families bathed and relaxed on the flat stones that dot the turquoise Peccia River.

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As Marx very nearly said, “The water mill gives you society with the feudal lord; the steam mill, society with the industrial capitalist.”

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A restored windmill and water mill gives tours and sells its stone-ground whole wheat and buckwheat.

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He then invested in a local water mill that generated renewable energy and wanted to supply local businesses with clean power.

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An 18th Century water mill that used to supply paper for the Bank of England has been gutted by fire.

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