[1375–1425; late ME]This word is first recorded in the period 1375–1425. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dimension, period, representation, screw, skim
Examples of 'water mill' in a sentence
water mill
Grind your grain in a creaky old water mill.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I grew up in the country, where my family had a converted water mill.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Bulmer is still restoring the water mill, which is run by a race flowing from the pond at the front of the house.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
There is also a maypole, water mill, cricket on the village green and 70 sheep grazing.
The Sun (2012)
The scones and bread here are made daily using the flour ground at the working water mill.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We walked to a quaint water mill at the base of a valley lined with cork trees for an idyllic picnic.
The Sun (2018)
Water mills ceased to work as streams and rivers froze up, and famine broke out as food supplies ran short.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Yet these dark satanic water-mills could harvest renewable energy more efficiently than wind turbines or solar panels while also conserving lakes and reservoirs, scientists say.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Bread was in short supply as water mills stopped working when streams and rivers froze solid.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Water mills were traditionally built with brick up to the first floor, for this reason, so consider mixing materials.