Part 2 — The Miller's Thumb
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Miller, miller, mooter-poke, Teak a laid an' stale a stroke.(2) 2. Took a load of corn and stole a half-bushel; mooter, or multure, is the toll of meal taken by the miller for grinding the corn: mooter-poke, or multure-pocket, is accordingly a nickname for a miller.
Down i' yon lum(1) we have a mill, If they send more grist we'll grind more still. With her broad arm an' mighty fist Shoo rams it into t' mooter-chist.(2) 1. Wood. 2. The chest in which the toll of meal was kept.