Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stacks on the mill

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables
stack-s on the mill
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A children's dogpile game.

Australian usage; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of dogpile.

Australian usage; Uncountable

Etymology

From the cry of each boy entering the dogpile, sometimes expanded to stack on the mill, more on still, apparently a variant of the earlier British games more sacks to the mill and stack-upon-the-kill.

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Questions

What does stacks on the mill mean?
A children's dogpile game.
Where does stacks on the mill come from?
From the cry of each boy entering the dogpile, sometimes expanded to stack on the mill, more on still, apparently a variant of the earlier British games more sacks to the mill and stack-upon-the-kill.

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