Tucking Mill
hamlet · Bath and North East Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Tucking Mill likely refers to a mill where cloth was 'tucked' or cleaned. The process involved beating and cleaning woollen cloth.
Word origins
- Tucking
- Old Englishcloth-cleaning process(from tucian "to tuck, beat (cloth)")
- Mill
- Old Englishmill(from mylen "mill")