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millhouse

American  
[mil-hous] / ˈmɪlˌhaʊs /

noun

millhouses plural
  1. a building that houses milling machinery, especially of flour.


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noun

Etymology

Origin of millhouse

1250–1300; Middle English milnehous; see mill 1, house

Example Sentences

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The couple has also refurbished a series of free-standing cottages and lofts in the village, along with an impressive millhouse in a neighboring pasture.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2015

Typical are the millhouse and the "steep house," in which grain is placed in large wooden tanks for treatment in a dilute sulphuric acid solution.

From Time Magazine Archive

On arriving at the millhouse, I tied my mule to the hitching post, took my com, and set it by the door.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls

The haze moves off, and I see my pond, my millhouse, and the root cellar.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

My millhouse and tree are not on it, for which I am grateful.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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