moline

M3O1L1I1N1E1

noun

The crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindle; a millrind.

OriginAnglo-Norman molin ← Late Latin molinum →
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Meanings

moline1

nounmoline (plural molines)

plural molines

  1. The crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindle; a millrind.

Moline2

proper nounMoline (countable and uncountable, plural Molines)

plural Molines

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA city and township in Rock Island County, Illinois.
    2. countableuncountableA minor city in Elk County, Kansas.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Dorr Township, Allegan County, Michigan.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Lake Township, Wood County, Ohio.

Origin

  1. Late Latinmolinum“mill”
  2. Anglo-Normanmolin“mill”
  3. Englishmoline

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman molin (“mill”), from Late Latin molinum (“mill”), from molere (“to grind”). Doublet of moulin and mill.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MeloniMiloneMielno
Cite this entry
APA

moline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moline

MLA

“moline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moline. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moline.

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