| 单词 | left-handed mill |
| 释义 | > as lemmasleft-handed mill left-handed mill n. somewhat rare a mill designed to be turned in an anticlockwise direction; cf. right-handed mill at right-handed adj. and adv. Compounds. ΚΠ 1807 Compl. Farmer (ed. 5) II. at Mill-stones The running mill-stone is supposed to turn sunways..; but if the stone revolves the other way..it is termed a left-handed mill. 1969 Forest Industries Nov. 95/1 The new, left-handed mill was..built inside the new building..alongside the old, right handed mill which continued to run. 2008 C. Compton et al. Cross Stitch Countryside Coll. i. 10 Even millstones ran with the sun and a left-handed mill was very rare. < as lemmas |
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