Meaning of Miller of Dee | Babel Free

Definitions

Someone who lives independently and unattached to others, especially for selfish reasons.

idiomatic

Examples

“Mr. Wallace, although fortified with a letter bearing the mitred seal of the Bishop the diocese, feels that he is about to come⟳ in contact⟳ with a great power; an awful something that is not to be trifled with; one of the noblest institutions of our land⟳, who is a very Miller of Dee, and accountable to nobody.”

“He was a regular "Miller of Dee," caring for nobody; and yet he was likeable, that humorous old stoic, who suffered from gall-stone, and bore horrible bouts of pain like⟳ a hero.”

“"None at all? No parents, no wives, no children of your own⟳?" "Not one, thank⟳ God. Miller of Dee, that's me."”

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