Moline

name, noun

Definitions

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

Etymology

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

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