millrun

American

[mil-ruhn] / ˈmɪlˌrʌn /

noun

millrace.
a test of the mineral content or quality of a rock or ore consisting of the actual milling mill milling of a sample.
the mineral obtained by means of this test.

millrun British

/ ˈmɪlˌrʌn /

noun

another name for millrace
mining
1. the process of milling an ore or rock in order to determine the content or quality of the mineral
2. the mineral so examined

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adjective

(of commodities) taken straight from the production line; unsorted as to quality

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Etymology

Origin of millrun

First recorded in 1645–55; mill ¹ + run

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Afraid of the river, I chose to turn and work my way back to the millrun.

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