MILLSTONE

millstone

(noun) one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain

millstone

(noun) any load that is difficult to carry

albatross, millstone

(noun) (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; “she was an albatross around his neck”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

millstone (plural millstones)

A large round stone used for grinding grain.

(geology) A coarse-grained sandstone used for making such stones; millstone grit.

(figurative) Often in a millstone round one's neck (referring to Matthew 18:6 in the Bible): a heavy responsibility that is difficult to bear.

Proper noun

Millstone

A nuclear power station near Waterford, Connecticut, USA.

An unincorporated community in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.

A borough in Somerset County, New Jersey.

The Millstone River, a tributary of the Raritan River in New Jersey.

Source: Wiktionary

Mill"stone`, n.

Definition: One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance. No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge. Deut. xxiv. 6.

Note: The cellular siliceous rock called buhrstone is usually employed for millstones; also, some kinds of lava, as that Niedermendig, or other firm rock with rough texture. The surface of a millstone has usually a series of radial grooves in which the powdered material collects. Millstone girt (Geol.), a hard and coarse, gritty sandstone, dividing the Carboniferous from the Subcarboniferous strata. See Farewell rock, under Farewell, a., and Chart of Geology.

– To see into, or through, a millstone, to see into or through a difficult matter. (Colloq.)

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

MILLSTONE

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