Assuming it's the same as in English, he would have operated a mill where power was supplied by a donkey. Under 'horse mill' in Wikipedia there's a photo of a donkey mill in operation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_mill Judith Werner Salt Lake City ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 8:52 AM Subject: [A-L] Eselmüller Does anyone know what Eselmüller means? Donkey miller ??