barker : Idioms & Phrases

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barker's mill

Bark"er's mill`
Etymology
From Dr. Barker, the inventor.
Definitions
  1. A machine, invented in the 17th century, worked by a form of reaction wheel. The water flows into a vertical tube and gushes from apertures in hollow horizontal arms, causing the machine to revolve on its axis.
Webster 1913

granville-barker

  • noun English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946)
    Granville-Barker.
WordNet

harley granville-barker

  • noun English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946)
    Granville-Barker.
WordNet