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stacks on the mill

stacks on the mill noun: a children's dogpile game.

Noun

stacks on the mill (uncountable)

  1. (Australia) A children's dogpile game.
  2. (Australia, Australian) Synonym of dogpile.
    Synonyms:
    dogpile

Synonyms of stacks on the mill

Forms of stacks on the mill

alternative formstacks on

Origin of stacks on the mill

From the cry of each boy entering the dogpile, sometimes expanded to stack on the mill, more on still, apparently a variant of the earlier British games more sacks to the mill and stack-upon-the-kill.

Questions about stacks on the mill

What does stacks on the mill mean?
Stacks on the mill means a children's dogpile game.
What part of speech is stacks on the mill?
Stacks on the mill is a noun.

Words near stacks on the mill in the dictionary

  1. stacks
  2. stacks it
  3. stacks of wax
  4. stacks off
  5. stacks on
  6. stacks on the mill
  7. stacks the deck
  8. stacks up
  9. stacks z's
  10. stackstand
  11. stackstands

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