more sacks to the mill

English

Alternative forms

• more sacks on the mill

Etymology

From the cry of each child joining the dogpile.

Noun

more sacks to the mill (uncountable)

1. (UK, historical games) A children's dogpile game played in Oxfordshire and other areas of Britain.

Synonyms

• stack-upon-the-kill; see dogpile

Derived terms

• stacks on the mill

See also

• grist to the mill

 

References

• "sack" in Joseph Wright's The English Dialect Dictionary, Vol. V, London: H. Frowde, 1898-1905.