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smock mill

smock mill noun: a windmill of which only the cap turns round to meet the wind. It is different from a post mill, whose whole building turns on a post.

smock mill: a windmill of which only the cap turns round to meet the wind. It is different from a post mill,...
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Noun

smock mill (plural smock mills)

  1. A windmill of which only the cap turns round to meet the wind. It is different from a post mill, whose whole building turns on a post.

Forms of smock mill

pluralsmock mills

Questions about smock mill

What does smock mill mean?
Smock mill means a windmill of which only the cap turns round to meet the wind. It is different from a post mill, whose whole building turns on a post.
What part of speech is smock mill?
Smock mill is a noun.
What is the plural of smock mill?
The plural of smock mill is smock mills.

Words near smock mill in the dictionary

  1. smoaks
  2. smoaky
  3. smock
  4. smock frock
  5. smock frocks
  6. smock mill
  7. smock mills
  8. smock-face
  9. smock-faced
  10. smock-faces
  11. smock-smelling

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