tide mill
noun
a mill operated by the tidal movement of water.
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Origin of tide mill
First recorded in 1630–40
Words nearby tide mill
tide, tide gage, tide gate, tide in the affairs of men, there is a, tide lock, tide mill, tide over, tide pool, tide race, tide table, tide-bound
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Example sentences from the Web for tide mill
There are many drawbacks to a tide-mill of this description.
Time and Tide|Robert S. (Robert Stawell) BallShe was moored three quarters of a mile to the eastward of Brooklyn ferry, near a tide-mill on the Long Island shore.
American Prisoners of the Revolution|Danske Dandridge