English Explanatory Dictionary

moline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindle; a millrind.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A place in the United States:
  3. A city and township in Rock Island County, Illinois.
  4. A minor city in Elk County, Kansas.
  5. An unincorporated community in Dorr Township, Allegan County, Michigan.
  6. An unincorporated community in Lake Township, Wood County, Ohio.

Word forms

moline molines

Etymology

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

Related words

cross moline moline cross

Derived words

East Moline
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