WINDMILL
NOUNS
► ARM any of the sails or blades of a windmill; usually plural → 1724
► SMOCK-MILL a windmill having a revolving top → 1802
► SWIFT the sail of a windmill → 1763 Eng. dial.
► VAN a sail of a windmill → 1837
► VANE a sail of a windmill → 1581
► WAN the sail of a windmill → 1766 obs.
NOUNS – PERSON
► WINDMILLER a cowboy who kept the windmills in repair → Bk1936 US cowboy usage
► WINDMILL MONKEY a man who oils and repairs windmills, because he has to do considerable climbing to do the job well → Bk1945 US Western sl.
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