stacks on the mill

noun

A children's dogpile game.

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Meanings

nounstacks on the mill (uncountable)

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  1. AustraliauncountablegamesA children's dogpile game.
  2. AustraliaAustralianuncountableball gamesSynonym of dogpile.

    Synonyms: dogpile

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of dogpile.

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dogpile
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dogpile

Origin

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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APA

stacks on the mill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stacks%20on%20the%20mill

MLA

“stacks on the mill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stacks%20on%20the%20mill. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stacks on the mill,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stacks%20on%20the%20mill.

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