stacks on the mill
(AU, games) A children's dogpile game.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026AUS
(AU, games) A children's dogpile game.
Origin: 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. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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