mill
/mɪl/ noun C2- One thousandth of a US dollar, one-hundredth of a dime or one-tenth of a cent. · Holonyms: cent < dollar· The U.S. has never minted a mill coin, but the Coinage Act of 1792 describes this and other subdivisions of the U.S. dollar.
- One thousandth part in millage rates of property tax. · They predict that the rate will probably go up by several mills next year.
Plural mills
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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The Ass, on the contrary, had much work to do in grinding the corn-mill and in carrying wood from the forest or burdens from the farm.
A CHARGER, feeling the infirmities of age, was sent to work in a mill instead of going out to battle.
Miller, I had indeed to go campaigning before, but I was barbed from counter to tail, and a man went along to groom me; and now I cannot understand what ailed me to prefer the mill before the battle.” “Forbear,” said the Miller to him, “harping on what was of yore, for it is the common lot of mortals to sustain the ups and downs of fortune.”
The Goat, envying the Ass on account of his greater abundance of food, said, “How shamefully you are treated: at one time grinding in the mill, and at another carrying heavy burdens;” and he further advised him to pretend to be epileptic and fall into a ditch and so obtain rest.
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