Miller

·noun The eagle ray.

II. Miller ·noun The hen harrier.

III. Miller ·noun A milling machine.

IV. Miller ·noun One who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill.

V. Miller ·noun A moth or lepidopterous insect;

— so called because the wings appear as if covered with white dust or powder, like a miller's clothes. Called also moth miller.

miller
A murderer. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
miller
n. a local name for the Cicada. See Locust (quotation, 1896). ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
Joe Miller
·- A jest book; a stale jest; a worn-out joke. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Miller, Hugh
(1802-1856) Geologist, and man of letters, b. at Cromarty, had the ordinary parish school education...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
Miller, Thomas
(1807-1874) Poet and novelist, of humble parentage, worked in early life as a basket-maker. He pub....

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
ken miller
A housebreaker. CANT. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
drowning the miller
Adding too much water to wine or spirits; from the term when too much water has been put into a bowl...

The Sailor's Word-Book
miller, to drown the
To put an overdose of water to grog. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book