local mill

collocation in English

meaningsoflocalandmill

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local
adjective
uk
/ˈləʊ.kəl/us
/ˈloʊ.kəl/
from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of ...
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mill
noun[C]
uk
/mɪl/us
/mɪl/
a building where grain is crushed ...
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(Definition oflocalandmillfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The grandmother had earlier been a weaver at thelocalmill, as the mother now was.
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Thelocalmill, railway and roads provided alternative employment.
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He completed his education in this country and worked in alocalmillto help support his father and younger brother.
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The prosperity of the people is interwoven with that of thelocalmill.
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These communities were dependent on theirlocalmillas bread was a staple part of the diet.
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A conservative but successful bank, it prospered with thelocalmilleconomy.
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Piped water supply was available by 1906 and by 1911 thelocalmillprovided electricity for the village.
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The purpose was to supply water to thelocalmilland provide a base for fish-farming.
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It was originally the grounds of a private house belonging to alocalmillowning family.
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The 2-1/2 story wood frame house was built in 1830, most likely by one of the city'slocalmillowners.
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The water which averages 30,000 gallons an hour was first used to supply alocalmill.
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Vassals in a feudal barony were thirled to theirlocalmillowned by the feudal superior.
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The largest agricultural export is wheat which is processed in thelocalmill.
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In 1944-45 he played for the city team of alocalmilladministration.
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Alocalmillallowed area residents to process smaller quantities of wheat at a time.
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He worked as a school teacher, and as a book-keeper for alocalmill.
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Both were houses built forlocalmillowners.
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The church was built to replace an older church erected some 60 years earlier for the use oflocalmillworkers.
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He produced a written report which helped assuage the fears oflocalmillowners, worried that the new canal would harm their water supply.
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The 14th century wool churches are a testament to the prosperity of thelocalmillowners.
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