A watermill for an iron forge.

More generally: machinery driven by a waterwheel; (also) the waterwheel itself.

a mill worked by an overshot wheel.

a mill having a wheel driven by water striking it near the level of the axle (cf. breast wheel, n., and breast-shot, adj. 2).

n. An undershot wheel or mill.

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 histo…

a mill so constructed as to float in a river and be worked by the current; also attributive.

In the names of implements, machines, processes, etc. operated by steam or by a steam-engine, as steam-crane, steam dredge, steam dredger, steam drill…

U.S. More fully pecker mill. A rice mill in which the pestle moves in a manner resembling the pecking motion of a bird. Now historical.

a mill used for chipping wood; (also) a factory in which wood chipping is carried out, especially for the industrial production of paper or paper…