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millstone    音标拼音: [m'ɪlst,on]
n. 磨石;重担,负担

磨石;重担,负担

millstone
n 1: (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; "she was
an albatross around his neck" [synonym: {albatross},
{millstone}]
2: any load that is difficult to carry
3: one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are
rotated against one another to grind the grain

Millstone \Mill"stone`\, n.
One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other
substance in a mill[1].
[1913 Webster]

No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to
pledge. --Deut. xxiv.
6.
[1913 Webster]

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.
[1913 Webster]

{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 a millstone} or {To see through a millstone}, to
see into or through a difficult matter. (Colloq.)
[1913 Webster]

54 Moby Thesaurus words for "millstone":
bale, burden, burdening, burthen, cargo, charge, charging,
cheese grater, comminutor, crusher, cumber, cumbrance, deadweight,
drag, duty, encumbrance, freight, granulator, grater, grinder,
handicap, incubus, incumbency, kominuter, lading, levigator, load,
loading, masher, mill, mortar and pestle, nutmeg grater, onus,
oppression, overload, overtaxing, overweighting, pestle, pressure,
pulverizer, quern, quernstone, rock crusher, roller, saddling,
shredder, steamroller, superincumbency, surcharge, task, tax,
taxing, triturator, weight


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  • Millstone - Wikipedia
    Millstones or mill stones are stones used in gristmills, used for triturating, crushing or, more specifically, grinding wheat or other grains They are sometimes referred to as grindstones or grinding stones
  • MILLSTONE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of MILLSTONE is either of two circular stones used for grinding something (such as grain) How to use millstone in a sentence
  • What is a millstone in the Bible? | GotQuestions. org
    What is a millstone in the Bible? A millstone is a stone used to grind grain When grain is milled, two stones are actually used: the bed stone, or base, which remains stationary; and the runner stone, which turns on top of the base, grinding the grain
  • Home - The Millstone Family Restaurant
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  • Township of Millstone, NJ - Home Page
    Millstone Township Juneteenth Celebration – June 19th + Read More Municipal Building Municipal Court Building will be on Summer Hours from May 19th thru August 29th as follows: Monday – Thursday 8:00am – 4:15pm Friday 8:00am – 12:00pm +
  • Millstone | Grain Grinding, Stone Milling Flour Production | Britannica
    millstone, 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 poured through a hole in the centre of the rotating millstone, flowing into shallow grooves, called channels, which radiate from the centre of the stationary millstone
  • MILLSTONE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    MILLSTONE definition: 1 one of a pair of large, circular, flat stones used, especially in the past, to crush grain to… Learn more
  • Symbolism of a Millstone in the Bible: Meanings, Stories, and Modern . . .
    A millstone in the Bible is an ancient tool essential for daily life It holds profound symbolic significance in the Bible as it represents not just the physical labor of grinding grain into flour but also embodies deeper spiritual meanings
  • The Millstone | A community newspaper for Mississippi Mills
    Millstone News is a not-for-profit corporation and volunteer-run newspaper for the Mississippi Mills area Publisher: Edith Cody-Rice; Proprietors: Edith Cody-Rice, Brent Eades Head office: 43 Shepherd Street, Almonte
  • Welcome to Millstone Borough, NJ
    Millstone is a borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States It was originally known as Somerset Courthouse and was the county seat from 1738 until the British burned it to the ground in 1779 during the American Revolutionary War [25]





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