Advertisement

Advertisement

millrun

[mil-ruhn]

noun

  1. millrace.

  2. a test of the mineral content or quality of a rock or ore consisting of the actual milling mill milling of a sample.

  3. the mineral obtained by means of this test.

millrun

/ ˈɪˌʌ /

noun

  1. another name for millrace

  2. mining

    1. the process of milling an ore or rock in order to determine the content or quality of the mineral

    2. the mineral so examined

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. (of commodities) taken straight from the production line; unsorted as to quality

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of millrun1

First recorded in 1645–55; mill 1 + run
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Afraid of the river, I chose to turn and work my way back to the millrun.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

mill-rindmill-run

Browse

  • #
  • aa
  • bb
  • cc
  • dd
  • ee
  • ff
  • gg
  • hh
  • ii
  • jj
  • kk
  • ll
  • mm
  • nn
  • oo
  • pp
  • qq
  • rr
  • ss
  • tt
  • uu
  • vv
  • ww
  • xx
  • yy
  • zz