mill-run

[ mil-ruhn ]

adjective

1. coming directly from a mill, especially without having been sorted:

   mill-run carpets.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mill-run¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

And Mr Zhang went to the mill-run school, graduating to a job in its foundry, where, in the heat of the blast furnace, he rolled metal into thin bars for construction.

From Economist

Really, the wood represents everything Sibbett has always loved about the Northwest, all in one simple, mill-run package.

From Seattle Times

"Dad burn you, Victor Brouillard, you're a man—ever' single mill-run of you!" he burst out.

From Project Gutenberg

It crossed the smaller stream and the mill-run by two wooden bridges; but the river itself had been too large for the bridge-maker's efforts, and here there was a ford, with stepping-stones for foot passengers.

From Project Gutenberg

Take the instance of the Mulatos Mine: The bunch of Chinamen who proposed to buy it insisted on a mill-run test on fresh-mined ore, taken out BY THEMSELVES, for a five-days' run.

From Project Gutenberg