flutter mill


noun Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.

a flutter wheel, especially a small one designed as a child's plaything.

Origin of flutter mill

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example sentences from the Web for flutter mill

  • Out comes spirtin' de blood, a-flyin' frum de rollin' body like water frum a flutter-mill.

    Burl |Morrison Heady