"mill tail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mill tails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mill tail (plural mill tails)
  1. The water that flows from a millwheel after turning it, or the channel in which the water flows.
    Sense id: en-mill_tail-en-noun-XCDyOa-2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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