Tailpole

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of tail-pole. alt-of, alternative

    "The miller or his donkey pulled at the so-called tailpole and turned the mill into the wind."

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tail-beamtiller-beamturning-beam

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"The miller or his donkey pulled at the so-called tailpole and turned the mill into the wind."

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