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mill scale

noun

scale1 (def. 6b).

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Origin of mill scale

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby mill scale

millrace, millrind, millrun, Mills, Mills bomb, mill scale, Mills cross, Mills grenade, mills of the gods grind slowly, millstone, millstone around one's neck
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