# stacks on the mill

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A children's dogpile game.
2. Synonym of dogpile.

## Etymology
From the cry of each boy entering the dogpile, sometimes expanded to stack on the mill, more on still, apparently a variant of the earlier British games more sacks to the mill and stack-upon-the-kill.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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