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flutter mill

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noun Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
a flutter wheel, especially a small one designed as a child's plaything.
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Origin of flutter mill

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Words nearby flutter mill

fluting, flutist, flutter, flutterboard, flutter kick, flutter mill, flutter wheel, fluttery, fluty, fluvial, fluviatile
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How to use flutter mill in a sentence

  • Out comes spirtin' de blood, a-flyin' frum de rollin' body like water frum a flutter-mill.

    Burl|Morrison Heady

  • He so skeer'd dat he bref come quick, en he heart go lak flutter-mill.

    Nights With Uncle Remus|Joel Chandler Harris
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