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millstone

UK /ˈmɪlstəʊn/ | US /ˈmɪlstəʊn/

A large round stone used for grinding grain.

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  • (noun) A large round stone used for grinding grain.
  • (noun) A coarse-grained sandstone used for making such stones; millstone grit.
  • (noun) Often in a millstone round one's neck (referring to Matthew 18:6 in the Bible): a heavy responsibility that is difficult to bear.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun A large round stone used for grinding grain.
  2. 2
    noun A coarse-grained sandstone used for making such stones; millstone grit.
  3. 3
    noun Often in a millstone round one's neck (referring to Matthew 18:6 in the Bible): a heavy responsibility that is difficult to bear.

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