mill-postn.

Brit.

/ˈmɪlpəʊst/, U.S.

/ˈmɪlˌpoʊst/

Forms: see mill n.¹ and post n.¹

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

Etymology: < mill n.¹ + post n.¹

Now rare.

1. A post supporting a windmill. Also figurative.Often in similative phrases, as the type of something thick and massive. Also in plural (humorously): thick or fat legs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > a vertical support, post, or stake > thick or massive

mill-post1228

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [noun] > largeness of volume or bulkiness > and solidity > that which is

mountaina1450

hillc1450

mill-post1562

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > leg > [noun] > types of

spindle-shank1570

in the full1593

trapstick1680

mill-post1739

spider-leg1765

leglet1821

pin leg1862

pipestem1872

piano leg1894

scissor legs1920

1228 in N. S. B. Gras Early Eng. Customs Syst. (1918) 157 (MED) i miln post, iiii d.

a1350 ( in C. Brown Eng. Lyrics 13th Cent. (1932) 131 (MED) Þe kyng..makede him a castel of a mulne post.

c1378 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1901) III. 588 2 milnepostes, 4s.

J. Metham Amoryus & Cleopes (1916) 645 Yff yche cerkyl were as thyk as a mylle post [etc.].

1562 J. Heywood Sixt Hundred Epigrammes xix, in Wks. sig. Ccii^v A pooddyng pricke is one, a mylpost is an other.

1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 156 He hath thwitled the milpost of his huge..conceit, to a pudding-pricke.

1667 R. L'Estrange tr. F. de Quevedo Visions ii. 32 A dressing with Dr. Whackums Plaster, that shall fetch up a man's leg to the size of a Mill-post?

a1704 T. Brown Walk round London in 3rd Vol. Wks. (1708) iii. 21 His Mill-post Legs are well adapted for the Load of his Body.

1722 T. Sheridan Wonder of Wonders (ed. 6) 5 Her Legs are as thick as Mill-posts.

1739 ‘R. Bull’ tr. F. Dedekind Grobianus 4 Let dangling Stockings, with becoming Air, Leave to the Sight your brace of Mill-posts bare.

1855 S. Holland Mem. Rev. S. Smith I. vii. 163 Out-of-doors reigned Molly Mills,..with her short red petticoat, legs like mill-posts [etc.].

1858 T. J. Hogg Life Shelley II. 247 The daughters of Erin lost no opportunity of exhibiting their millposts to an unprejudiced and observant stranger.

1868 Ladies' Repository Nov. 464/2 ‘Come,’ he said, shouting as if Babette was as deaf as a mill post.

1966 in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (1996) III. 602 [Fat legs] Mill posts.

†2. U.S. A post supporting the cap of a smock-mill. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > a vertical support, post, or stake

stakec893

studeOE

studdleeOE

stealc1000

stockc1000

postOE

stander1325

pillar1360

stilpc1380

bantelc1400

puncheon1423

stanchion1433

standard1439

side tree1451

stancher1488

stanchel1586

stipit1592

shore1601

trunch1622

arrectary1628

staddle1633

standing1800

mill-post1890

1890 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) Mill-post, a post upon which the cap of a smock-mill, bearing the sails, turns.

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

单词	mill-post
释义	mill-postn. Brit. /ˈmɪlpəʊst/, U.S. /ˈmɪlˌpoʊst/ Forms: see mill n.¹ and post n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mill n.¹, post n.¹ Etymology: < mill n.¹ + post n.¹ Now rare. 1. A post supporting a windmill. Also figurative.Often in similative phrases, as the type of something thick and massive. Also in plural (humorously): thick or fat legs. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > a vertical support, post, or stake > thick or massive mill-post1228 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [noun] > largeness of volume or bulkiness > and solidity > that which is mountaina1450 hillc1450 mill-post1562 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > leg > [noun] > types of spindle-shank1570 in the full1593 trapstick1680 mill-post1739 spider-leg1765 leglet1821 pin leg1862 pipestem1872 piano leg1894 scissor legs1920 1228 in N. S. B. Gras Early Eng. Customs Syst. (1918) 157 (MED) i miln post, iiii d. a1350 ( in C. Brown Eng. Lyrics 13th Cent. (1932) 131 (MED) Þe kyng..makede him a castel of a mulne post. c1378 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1901) III. 588 2 milnepostes, 4s. J. Metham Amoryus & Cleopes (1916) 645 Yff yche cerkyl were as thyk as a mylle post [etc.]. 1562 J. Heywood Sixt Hundred Epigrammes xix, in Wks. sig. Ccii^v A pooddyng pricke is one, a mylpost is an other. 1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 156 He hath thwitled the milpost of his huge..conceit, to a pudding-pricke. 1667 R. L'Estrange tr. F. de Quevedo Visions ii. 32 A dressing with Dr. Whackums Plaster, that shall fetch up a man's leg to the size of a Mill-post? a1704 T. Brown Walk round London in 3rd Vol. Wks. (1708) iii. 21 His Mill-post Legs are well adapted for the Load of his Body. 1722 T. Sheridan Wonder of Wonders (ed. 6) 5 Her Legs are as thick as Mill-posts. 1739 ‘R. Bull’ tr. F. Dedekind Grobianus 4 Let dangling Stockings, with becoming Air, Leave to the Sight your brace of Mill-posts bare. 1855 S. Holland Mem. Rev. S. Smith I. vii. 163 Out-of-doors reigned Molly Mills,..with her short red petticoat, legs like mill-posts [etc.]. 1858 T. J. Hogg Life Shelley II. 247 The daughters of Erin lost no opportunity of exhibiting their millposts to an unprejudiced and observant stranger. 1868 Ladies' Repository Nov. 464/2 ‘Come,’ he said, shouting as if Babette was as deaf as a mill post. 1966 in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (1996) III. 602 [Fat legs] Mill posts. †2. U.S. A post supporting the cap of a smock-mill. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > a vertical support, post, or stake stakec893 studeOE studdleeOE stealc1000 stockc1000 postOE stander1325 pillar1360 stilpc1380 bantelc1400 puncheon1423 stanchion1433 standard1439 side tree1451 stancher1488 stanchel1586 stipit1592 shore1601 trunch1622 arrectary1628 staddle1633 standing1800 mill-post1890 1890 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) Mill-post, a post upon which the cap of a smock-mill, bearing the sails, turns. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1228
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