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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Nearby words

flutey, fluting, flutist, flutter, flutter kick, flutter mill, flutter wheel, flutter-fibrillation, flutterboard, fluttery, fluty

Origin of flutter mill

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

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Examples from the Web for flutter mill

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