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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MILL'POND, n. A pond or reservoir of water raised for driving a mill wheel.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a pond formed by damming a stream to provide a head of water to turn a mill wheel

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century a pond created by damming a stream to produce a head of water for operating a mill

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a pool of water retained by a mill-dam for the operation of a mill. Phrases and idioms: like a millpond (of a stretch of water) very calm.