muileann

-inn, pl. -an & muilnean, sm Mill. Air cùl a' mhuilinn, behind the mill. Also used as sf with genitives muilne and muillne.
The parts of the mill:
1. Crann-sheall, a small piece of wood tied to the string connecting with the sluice which, when released, let water into the mill.
2. Garbhile, or garbhile mhór, the water wheel outside the mill.
3. Ma seach car, a turn in the opposite direction to that made by the bigger wheel.
4. Maide-sgailcinn etc., sticks set in a certain position and worked by the motion of the mill, striking the bin containing the parched corn and thus feeding the mill stones at proper intervals.
5. Min bhàn, white meal.
6. Cho garbh ri earball a’ chapaill bhàin, as thick as the white mare's tail; meaning, the meal coming down to the receiver in a spout that resembled his grey mare’s tail in appearance.
Thug e tarraing air a chrann-sheall is chuir a’ gharbhile mhór a-muigh car dhith, is chuir a’ gharbhile bheag ma seach car dhith. Thòisich an-sin ghrimeil a’ ghramail, bhuile am maide sgailcinn air a’ mhaide-sgilcinn is sputa a’ mhin mhìn gheal bhàn cho garbh ri earball a’ chapaill bhàin againn fhéin, he gave a pull on the toggle and the large water wheel outside gave a turn and the small wheel gave a turn in the opposite direction. Then it began to grunt and groan, the cross-sticks struck the corn bin and produced a spout of white meal as thick as our own white mare’s tail.

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