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Bookmark or Share- MILLSTONE definition and meaning | Collins English DictionaryA millstone is a large, flat, round stone which is one of a pair of stones used to grind grain into flour.
- Millstone - WikipediaMillstones 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 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary(geology) A coarse - grained sandstone used for making such stones; millstone grit. In North America the grit, and a grey sandy and slaty rock beneath it, occur three times; and it is exceedingly difficult to distinguish these rocks in hand specimens, without the aid of organized remains.
- Millstone | Grain Grinding, Stone Milling & Flour Production | Britannicamillstone, 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 DictionaryMILLSTONE definition: 1. one of a pair of large, circular, flat stones used, especially in the past, to crush grain to…. Learn more.
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