The smock mill is a type of windmill built as a sloping tower, usually with six or eight sides, covered in horizontal weatherboarding, thatch or wooden shingles, and topped with a rotating cap or roof that turns to bring the sails into the wind. The design takes its name from its resemblance to the smocks traditionally worn by farmers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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a roof or cap that rotates to bring the sails into the wind. This type of windmill got its name from its resemblance to smocks
In Group: Traditional Windmills, Lead
The smock mill is a type of windmill that consists of a sloping, horizontally weatherboarded, thatched, or shingled tower, usually with six or eight sides.
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