mill-horsen.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmɪl hɔːs/, U.S.

/ˈmɪl ˌ(h)ɔrs/

Forms: see mill n.¹ and horse n.

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

Etymology: < mill n.¹ + horse n. Compare post-classical Latin equus molendarius (1264, 1279 in British sources), German Mühlenross, Mühlenpferd, Mühlpferd.

A. n.

1. A horse used for turning or working a mill.Often in similative phrases, as the type of a person restricted to a limited, humdrum lifestyle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > that turns a piece of machinery

mill-horsec1443

mill-jade1612

whip-horse1677

gin-horse1693

whim-horse1759

well-horse1894

c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 268 And even so it is in þis present purpos forto likene oure fleisch or oure bodily lijf to oure mylle hors.

1491 in J. T. Gilbert Cal. Anc. Rec. Dublin (1889) I. 373 To arrest ther mill horses,..and to kepe them..tyll they..make the saide werre.

?a1527 in Regulations & Establishm. Househ. Earl of Northumberland (1905) 56 Item Milne Horse to stond in my Lords Stable Yerely iij Viz. ij to draw in the Milne and Oone to cary Stuff to the Milne and fro.

1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande ii. f. 7 ^v/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I As if a man would reason thus. Before s. Patricke his tyme there was no horsemyll in Ireland: ergo, before his tyme there was no myllhorse.

a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) ii. i. §7. 182 As strictly tied vnto his set-motion, as a Mill-horse to his Mill.

1650 N. Ward Discolliminium 19 Hob, my blind Mil-horse.

1710 E. Ward Nuptial Dialogues & Deb. II. viii. 41 Who then would to their native Soil be ty'd... Like a Mill-Horse, within one Circle move, and on their Country fix a slavish Love.

1781 C. Johnstone Hist. John Juniper II. 219 I was obliged to drudge on like a blinded mill-horse.

1853 J. T. Headley Adirondack 22 We go stumbling on in the old paths, or like an old mill horse round and round in the same circle, stereotyping anew the groans and complaints of our fathers.

1891 W. Morris News from Nowhere xviii. 146 In the times which you are thinking of..there was no hope; nothing but the dull jog of the mill-horse under compulsion of collar and whip.

1994 Independent (Nexis) 28 June 5 Many with [grazing] rights commute to London and are not interested in keeping a few sheep, cows or a mill horse.

2. figurative or in extended use. A person or thing resembling a mill-horse, esp. in being restricted by choice or circumstance to a monotonous lifestyle or blinkered outlook.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > types of servant > [noun] > menial servant or drudge

drivelc1225

meniala1387

druggarc1500

drudgea1513

kitchen wencha1556

coal carrier1567

droy1570

packhorse?1577

droil1579

blue coat1583

sumpter1587

mill-horse1602

subsizar1602

jackal1649

mediastine1658

slut1664

hack1699

scrub1709

Gibeonite1798

the lion's provider1808

slush1825

Slave of the Lampc1840

runabout1893

lobby-gow1906

squidge1907

dogsbody1922

legman1939

shit-kicker1950

1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions 47 And so by consequent all runne Hysteron Protheron, a milne horse, a King Pope, a Curch Spaniard.

1673 J. Dryden Amboyna ii. 22 You are the Mill-Horses of Mankind.

1740 J. Miller Greatman's Answer 11 Besides, who'd drudge the Mill-Horse of the State.

1890 Spectator 21 June 863/1 Will the work of intellectual mill-horses suit the..more sensitive natures of women?

1994 W. R. Newman Gehennical Fire ii. 69 Worsley's plan will reduce him to the status of a millhorse, plodding along at the same process with no end in sight.

B. adj. (attributive).

Of or characteristic of a mill-horse. Usually figurative. Frequently in mill-horse round (cf. mill-round n.). Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [adjective] > working

working1577

mill-horse1729

1729 J. Mitchell Poems Several Occasions I. 59 How curs'd the Man, who still is musing found? His Mill-Horse Soul forms one eternal Round.

1844 Athenæum 15 June 544/3 Those wild youths sink down into the stagnation of official routine, or subside into the mill-horse activity of commercial life.

1859 J. S. Mill On Liberty v. 203 The official body are under the constant temptation of sinking into indolent routine, or, if they now and then desert that mill-horse round, of rushing into some half-examined crudity which has struck the fancy of some leading member of the corps.

1881 J. Ruskin in Lett. Art & Lit. (1894) 65 It cost Turner forty years of mill-horse toil.

1903 Contemp. Rev. Oct. 514 Her mill-horse round of vain repetitions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	mill-horse
释义	mill-horsen.adj. Brit. /ˈmɪl hɔːs/, U.S. /ˈmɪl ˌ(h)ɔrs/ Forms: see mill n.¹ and horse n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mill n.¹, horse n. Etymology: < mill n.¹ + horse n. Compare post-classical Latin equus molendarius (1264, 1279 in British sources), German Mühlenross, Mühlenpferd, Mühlpferd. A. n. 1. A horse used for turning or working a mill.Often in similative phrases, as the type of a person restricted to a limited, humdrum lifestyle. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > that turns a piece of machinery mill-horsec1443 mill-jade1612 whip-horse1677 gin-horse1693 whim-horse1759 well-horse1894 c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 268 And even so it is in þis present purpos forto likene oure fleisch or oure bodily lijf to oure mylle hors. 1491 in J. T. Gilbert Cal. Anc. Rec. Dublin (1889) I. 373 To arrest ther mill horses,..and to kepe them..tyll they..make the saide werre. ?a1527 in Regulations & Establishm. Househ. Earl of Northumberland (1905) 56 Item Milne Horse to stond in my Lords Stable Yerely iij Viz. ij to draw in the Milne and Oone to cary Stuff to the Milne and fro. 1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande ii. f. 7 ^v/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I As if a man would reason thus. Before s. Patricke his tyme there was no horsemyll in Ireland: ergo, before his tyme there was no myllhorse. a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) ii. i. §7. 182 As strictly tied vnto his set-motion, as a Mill-horse to his Mill. 1650 N. Ward Discolliminium 19 Hob, my blind Mil-horse. 1710 E. Ward Nuptial Dialogues & Deb. II. viii. 41 Who then would to their native Soil be ty'd... Like a Mill-Horse, within one Circle move, and on their Country fix a slavish Love. 1781 C. Johnstone Hist. John Juniper II. 219 I was obliged to drudge on like a blinded mill-horse. 1853 J. T. Headley Adirondack 22 We go stumbling on in the old paths, or like an old mill horse round and round in the same circle, stereotyping anew the groans and complaints of our fathers. 1891 W. Morris News from Nowhere xviii. 146 In the times which you are thinking of..there was no hope; nothing but the dull jog of the mill-horse under compulsion of collar and whip. 1994 Independent (Nexis) 28 June 5 Many with [grazing] rights commute to London and are not interested in keeping a few sheep, cows or a mill horse. 2. figurative or in extended use. A person or thing resembling a mill-horse, esp. in being restricted by choice or circumstance to a monotonous lifestyle or blinkered outlook. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > types of servant > [noun] > menial servant or drudge drivelc1225 meniala1387 druggarc1500 drudgea1513 kitchen wencha1556 coal carrier1567 droy1570 packhorse?1577 droil1579 blue coat1583 sumpter1587 mill-horse1602 subsizar1602 jackal1649 mediastine1658 slut1664 hack1699 scrub1709 Gibeonite1798 the lion's provider1808 slush1825 Slave of the Lampc1840 runabout1893 lobby-gow1906 squidge1907 dogsbody1922 legman1939 shit-kicker1950 1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions 47 And so by consequent all runne Hysteron Protheron, a milne horse, a King Pope, a Curch Spaniard. 1673 J. Dryden Amboyna ii. 22 You are the Mill-Horses of Mankind. 1740 J. Miller Greatman's Answer 11 Besides, who'd drudge the Mill-Horse of the State. 1890 Spectator 21 June 863/1 Will the work of intellectual mill-horses suit the..more sensitive natures of women? 1994 W. R. Newman Gehennical Fire ii. 69 Worsley's plan will reduce him to the status of a millhorse, plodding along at the same process with no end in sight. B. adj. (attributive). Of or characteristic of a mill-horse. Usually figurative. Frequently in mill-horse round (cf. mill-round n.). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [adjective] > working working1577 mill-horse1729 1729 J. Mitchell Poems Several Occasions I. 59 How curs'd the Man, who still is musing found? His Mill-Horse Soul forms one eternal Round. 1844 Athenæum 15 June 544/3 Those wild youths sink down into the stagnation of official routine, or subside into the mill-horse activity of commercial life. 1859 J. S. Mill On Liberty v. 203 The official body are under the constant temptation of sinking into indolent routine, or, if they now and then desert that mill-horse round, of rushing into some half-examined crudity which has struck the fancy of some leading member of the corps. 1881 J. Ruskin in Lett. Art & Lit. (1894) 65 It cost Turner forty years of mill-horse toil. 1903 Contemp. Rev. Oct. 514 Her mill-horse round of vain repetitions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.c1443
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