1) Albatross 2) Balk 3) Baulk 4) Burden 5) Check 6) Circular grinder 7) Deterrent 8) Encumbrance 9) Grinding item 10) Handicap 11) Heavy burden 12) Heavy handicap 13) Heraldic charge 14) Hindrance 15) Huge burden 16) Impediment 17) Shackle
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- (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
- any load that is difficult to carry
- one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain
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Millstones or mill stones are stones used in grist mills, for grinding wheat or other grains. Millstones come in pairs. The base or bedstone is stationary. Above the bedstone is the turning runner stone which actually does the grinding. The runner stone spins above the stationary bedstone creating the `scissoring` or grinding action of the stone.....
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• (n.) One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance.
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one of a pair of flat, round stones used for grinding grain. One millstone is stationary; the other rotates above it in a horizontal plane. Grain is ... [1 related articles]
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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) ... 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...
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A shaped stone used by millers to grind various grains in the production of flour.;
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Mill'stone` noun 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. » The cellular siliceous rock called buhrstone is usually employed for millstones; also, some kinds o...
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A millstone is one of a pair of circular stones that are used for grinding grain or other substances. The surface of a millstone usually has a series of radial grooves in which the powdered material collects, and the stones are generally buhrstone or some kind of lava, such as Niedermendig, or another other firm rock with rough texture. Milling gra...
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n] - any load that is difficult to carry 2. [n] - one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain
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noun one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain
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