Re: engine vs. motors vs. mills

[Jerry Casper <gremlingts@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sun, 7 Nov 2004, Ralph Ausmann wrote:
> 
> > I always flinched a little when I hear people call
> an "internal combustion
> > engine" a "motor".  
> 


  So what about the old expression " mill ", I've read
some antique books using the expression " he worked
all night on the mill under the hood ". I guess sort
of like a thrashing machine? LOL. Just another
expression I'd heard, anyone know where it came from ?

Jerry


		
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