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Definition of a millstone

a millstone
Millstone Mill"stone`, n. 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.)

Meaning of a millstone from wikipedia

- or grinding stones. Millstones come in pairs: a stationary base with a convex rim known as the bedstone (or nether millstone) and a concave-rimmed runner...
- Millstone Township may refer to: Millstone Township, New Jersey Millstone Township, Pennsylvania This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct...
- The Millstone Nuclear Power Station is the only nuclear power plant in Connecticut and the only multi-unit nuclear plant in New England. It is located...
- A millstone is a stone used in gristmills, for grinding wheat or other grains. Millstone may also refer to: "Millstone", a song on Brand New's 2006 album...
- Millstone Grit is the name given to any of a number of co****-grained sandstones of Carboniferous age which occur in the British Isles. The name derives...
- Millstone Township is a township in western Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is located within the Raritan Valley region...
- century. The round and flat variation is often called a millstone collar after its resemblance to millstones for grinding grain. The ruff, which was worn by...
- The Millstone River is a 38.6-mile-long (62.1 km) tributary of the Raritan River in central New Jersey in the United States. The Millstone River begins...
- January 2012[update], a total of nine institutions parti****ted in NEROC. The Haystack Observatory site is also the location of the Millstone Hill Geospace Facility...
- Millstone is a borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough was originally known as Somerset Courthouse and was the county...