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MULTURE
Etymology
Noun
multure (countable and uncountable, plural multures)
A grinding of grain, or the grain that is ground.
(Scotland, historical) A toll paid to a miller, mill-owner etc, generally in kind, for grinding corn or pulverizing ore.
Source: Wiktionary
Mul"ture, n. Etym: [OF. multure, moulture, F. mouture, fr. L. molitura a grinding, molere to grind. See Mill the machine.]
1. (Scots Law)
Definition: The toll for grinding grain. Erskine.
2. A grist or grinding; the grain ground.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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