millhouse

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US/ˈmɪlˌhaʊs/

noun

A building housing a gristmill, especially a domestic building that is also a mill.

OriginEnglish house ← Middle English hous ← Old English hūs →
UncommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

millhouse1

nounmillhouse (plural millhouses)

plural millhouses

  1. A building housing a gristmill, especially a domestic building that is also a mill.

Millhouse2

proper nounMillhouse (plural Millhouses)

plural Millhouses

  1. A surname.
  2. A number of places in the United Kingdom.
    1. A village in Kilfinan parish, Argyll and Bute district, Scotland.
    2. A hamlet in Castle Sowerby civil parish, Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England.

      Booking for the new Penrith service, which includes villages such as Appleby, Newbiggin and Millhouse, opens from 7 September.

      2026 September 3, Jason Arunn Murugesu, “Rural on-demand bus service to expand”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 03 Sep 2026, retrieved 03 Sep 2026

Origin

millhouse · noun

  1. Englishmill
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kewH-der.?
  3. Proto-Germanic*hūsą
  4. Proto-West Germanic*hūs
  5. Old Englishhūs
  6. Middle Englishhous
  7. Englishhouse
  8. Englishmillhouse

From mill + house. Doublet of Mulhouse.

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Millhouse · proper noun

From millhouse, from mill + house.

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Translations

Ancient Greek μυλών
  • μυλών (mulṓn)a domestic building that is also a mill
Cite this entry
APA

millhouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millhouse

MLA

“millhouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millhouse. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “millhouse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millhouse.

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