more sacks to the mill in English

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  "etymology_text": "From the cry of each child joining the dogpile.",
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        "(UK, historical games) A children's dogpile game played in Oxfordshire and other areas of Britain."
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          "word": "grist to the mill"
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          "word": "stack-upon-the-kill"
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        "games"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "more sacks to the mill"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "stacks on the mill"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the cry of each child joining the dogpile.",
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    {
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "stack-upon-the-kill"
    },
    {
      "word": "dogpile"
    }
  ],
  "word": "more sacks to the mill"
}

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"more sacks to the mill" meaning in English

Noun

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