"put the miller's eye out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: puts the miller's eye out [present, singular, third-person], putting the miller's eye out [participle, present], put the miller's eye out [participle, past], put the miller's eye out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> the miller's eye out}} put the miller's eye out (third-person singular simple present puts the miller's eye out, present participle putting the miller's eye out, simple past and past participle put the miller's eye out)
  1. (archaic, colloquial) To dilute something excessively. Tags: archaic, colloquial
    Sense id: en-put_the_miller's_eye_out-en-verb-jSKRtTCv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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