A ship mill is a type of watermill. The milling and grinding technology and the drive (waterwheel) are built on a floating platform on this type of mill. Its first recorded use dates back to mid-6th century AD Italy.
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Then something decidedly like a spill,—
And the parson was sitting up on a rock,
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