stacks on the mill

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stacks on the mill

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From the cry of each boy entering the dogpile, sometimes expanded to stack on the mill, more on still, apparently a variant of the earlier British games more sacks to the mill and stack-upon-the-kill.

noun stacks on

Australia, uncountable A children's dogpile game.
Australia, Australian, uncountable Synonym of dogpile.
Similar: dogpile

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@misc{stacks_on_the_mill_2026,
  title = {stacks on the mill},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stacks%20on%20the%20mill},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}