(a) Scottish a set of buildings or hamlet adjoining a mill; (b) a town characterized by the presence of a manufacturing mill or mills.
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| 释义 | society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [noun] > town with other industry or occupation (5) mill town1491 (a) Scottish a set of buildings or hamlet adjoining a mill; (b) a town characterized by the presence of a manufacturing mill or mills. mining townc1827 lumber town1880 a town chiefly engaged in the timber trade. cow-town1885 a town forming a local centre in a stock-raising district; a small, isolated town. company town1907 a town which is dependent on a particular commercial company for almost all of its employment, housing, etc. |
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