Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

more sacks to the mill

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
more -sack-s -to the mill
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A children's dogpile game played in Oxfordshire and other areas of Britain.

British usage; Uncountable

Etymology

From the cry of each child joining the dogpile.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more sacks on the mill (alternative)

Phrases

stacks on the mill grist to the mill

Frequently Paired Words

grist to the mill

Synonyms

stack-upon-the-kill dogpile

Questions

What does more sacks to the mill mean?
A children's dogpile game played in Oxfordshire and other areas of Britain.
Where does more sacks to the mill come from?
From the cry of each child joining the dogpile.

How to pronounce more sacks to the mill

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