merchant milln.

Brit.

/ˈməːtʃ(ə)nt mɪl/, U.S.

/ˈmərtʃ(ə)nt ˌmɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: merchant adj., mill n.¹

Etymology: < merchant adj. + mill n.¹

1. U.S. (originally North American). A mill engaged in the purchase and grinding of grain and its resale as flour, etc. Cf. custom mill n. 2. Now historical.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > mills > [noun] > other mills

martinet?c1475

watermill1580

overfall mill1615

breast mill1659

undershot1705

merchant mill1759

pounding mill1785

floating mill1796

steam-mill1801

pecker1802

chip mill1819

1759 N.Y. Mercury 9 July 2/2 s60 (advt.) A Map of the improved Part of the Province of Pennsylvania, wherein are laid down all the principal Rivers, Creeks,..Meeting-houses, Merchant-Mills, [etc.].

1774 P. V. Fithian Jrnl. & Lett. (1900) 111 Mr. Carter's Merchant Mill begins to run to-day—She is calculated to manufacture 25,000 Bushels of Wheat a Year.

1816 U. Brown Jrnl. in Maryland Hist. Mag. (1915) 10 273 He has a Merchant Mill, a Saw Mill,..all on the Waters of Bath.

1837 W. Jenkins Ohio Gazetteer 68 The village contains..1 large merchant mill,..with four run of stones.

1877 W. A. Johnson Hist. Anderson County, Kansas 252 In the spring of 1874 Chris. Bouch..commenced the construction of a first-class merchant mill.

1997 Hist. Archaeol. 31 117/1 The merchant mills were linked with the commercial center of Baltimore and rose or fell with its prominence, while custom mills served a consistent local market.

2. Originally U.S. A rolling mill producing iron or steel, esp. in special shapes and sizes designed to meet the requirements of a particular market.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > metalworking equipment > [noun] > rolling equipment

rolling mill1616

merchant train1861

merchant mill1867

merchant rolls1875

pilger mill1902

strip mill1910

reeler1923

1867 Sci. Amer. 28 Sept. 207/1 It [sc. a rolling mill] is a 4-ton Scrap Merchant Mill.

1910 H. P. Tiemann Iron & Steel 286 Bar mills, also called merchant mills or, on account of the special product which they make..rod mill, hoop mill or strip mill.

1967 A. K. Osborne Encycl. Iron & Steel Industry (ed. 2) 357/2 Jobbing mills deal with a large number of small orders, and a Merchant mill usually rolls large quantities per size.

1998 Amer. Metal Market (Nexis) 14 Sept. 4 Standards are also being set in the area of packaging of products like sheet, plate, coil and merchant-mill products.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	merchant mill
释义	merchant milln. Brit. /ˈməːtʃ(ə)nt mɪl/, U.S. /ˈmərtʃ(ə)nt ˌmɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: merchant adj., mill n.¹ Etymology: < merchant adj. + mill n.¹ 1. U.S. (originally North American). A mill engaged in the purchase and grinding of grain and its resale as flour, etc. Cf. custom mill n. 2. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > mills > [noun] > other mills martinet?c1475 watermill1580 overfall mill1615 breast mill1659 undershot1705 merchant mill1759 pounding mill1785 floating mill1796 steam-mill1801 pecker1802 chip mill1819 1759 N.Y. Mercury 9 July 2/2 s60 (advt.) A Map of the improved Part of the Province of Pennsylvania, wherein are laid down all the principal Rivers, Creeks,..Meeting-houses, Merchant-Mills, [etc.]. 1774 P. V. Fithian Jrnl. & Lett. (1900) 111 Mr. Carter's Merchant Mill begins to run to-day—She is calculated to manufacture 25,000 Bushels of Wheat a Year. 1816 U. Brown Jrnl. in Maryland Hist. Mag. (1915) 10 273 He has a Merchant Mill, a Saw Mill,..all on the Waters of Bath. 1837 W. Jenkins Ohio Gazetteer 68 The village contains..1 large merchant mill,..with four run of stones. 1877 W. A. Johnson Hist. Anderson County, Kansas 252 In the spring of 1874 Chris. Bouch..commenced the construction of a first-class merchant mill. 1997 Hist. Archaeol. 31 117/1 The merchant mills were linked with the commercial center of Baltimore and rose or fell with its prominence, while custom mills served a consistent local market. 2. Originally U.S. A rolling mill producing iron or steel, esp. in special shapes and sizes designed to meet the requirements of a particular market. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > metalworking equipment > [noun] > rolling equipment rolling mill1616 merchant train1861 merchant mill1867 merchant rolls1875 pilger mill1902 strip mill1910 reeler1923 1867 Sci. Amer. 28 Sept. 207/1 It [sc. a rolling mill] is a 4-ton Scrap Merchant Mill. 1910 H. P. Tiemann Iron & Steel 286 Bar mills, also called merchant mills or, on account of the special product which they make..rod mill, hoop mill or strip mill. 1967 A. K. Osborne Encycl. Iron & Steel Industry (ed. 2) 357/2 Jobbing mills deal with a large number of small orders, and a Merchant mill usually rolls large quantities per size. 1998 Amer. Metal Market (Nexis) 14 Sept. 4 Standards are also being set in the area of packaging of products like sheet, plate, coil and merchant-mill products. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1759
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