more sacks to the mill
English
Alternative forms
more sacks on the mill
Etymology
From the cry of each child joining the dogpile.
Noun
more
sacks
to
the
mill
(
uncountable
)
(
UK
,
historical
games
)
A
children
's
dogpile
game
played
in
Oxfordshire
and
other
areas
of
Britain
.
Synonyms
stack-upon-the-kill
;
see
dogpile
Derived terms
stacks on the mill
See also
grist to the mill
References
"
sack
" in Joseph Wright's
The English Dialect Dictionary
, Vol. V
, London: H. Frowde, 1898-1905.