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Damsel
An iron or wood, 3- or 4-sided spindle, terminating in a fork, crutch, or nut head, which is fitted vertically over the RHYND of an underdriven millstone; employed to agitate the SHOE thus feeding grain to the eye of the stones. Known as an agitator in northern counties. Those with three sides are known as three-beat damsels; those with four as four-beat damsels.
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Alternative terms
| Term | Language | Region |
| babillard, claquet, frayon, battant m, quenouille, chandelle, 'toupie' f | French | |
| Dansil | English | |
| Dolly | English | |
| Four-Beat Damsel | English | |
| Knocker | English | County Durham |
| Mill Clapper or Clack | English | Somerset; Scotland |
| Mühlklapper f, Drei-, Vier¦schlag, Anschlag, ‘Tanzmeister’ m | German | |
| opzetspil, juffer | Dutch | |
| Rattler | English | |
| Three Beat Damsel | English |
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