Meaning of born in a mill | Babel Free

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Applied to a person who speaks more loudly than necessary.

Examples

“Were you born in a mill, curtole? you prate so hye.”

“Hence among the vulgar, when you speak to them with too loud a voice, they tell you "that they were not born in a mill."”

“Admonished that she should “keep the woman's virtue and be more silent,” she countered “that she was 'born in a mill, begot in a kill, she must have her will,' she could speak no softlier.””

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