mill-run

[mil-ruhn]

adjective

1. coming directly from a mill, especially without having been sorted.

   mill-run carpets.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mill-run¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

And Mr Zhang went to the mill-run school, graduating to a job in its foundry, where, in the heat of the blast furnace, he rolled metal into thin bars for construction.

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Really, the wood represents everything Sibbett has always loved about the Northwest, all in one simple, mill-run package.

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"Dad burn you, Victor Brouillard, you're a man—ever' single mill-run of you!" he burst out.

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It crossed the smaller stream and the mill-run by two wooden bridges; but the river itself had been too large for the bridge-maker's efforts, and here there was a ford, with stepping-stones for foot passengers.

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The mill-run was an entire success from the viewpoint of the sellers, although not from that of the buyers.

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