mill tail en · NOUN
Meanings
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The water that flows from a millwheel after turning it, or the channel in which the water flows.
In chalk streams the largest fish are found oftener in the mill-heads than in the mill tails.
1858, Charles Kingsley, “Chalk Stream Studies”, in Fraser's Magazine:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mill tails | Number=Plur | lexicographic |