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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 Millstones from wikipedia

- millstone. The appearance of large, asymmetrical, shaped millstones (Mureybet, Sheikh H****an, circa 10,000 BP) led to the "saddle-shaped" millstones still...
- Millstone Township may refer to: Millstone Township, New Jersey Millstone Township, Pennsylvania This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct...
- Isles. The name derives from its use in earlier times as a source of millstones for use prin****lly in watermills. Geologists refer to the whole suite...
- 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 Township is a township in Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. The po****tion was 95 at the 2020 census, up from 82 in 2010. Millstone Township...
- The Battle of Millstone, also known as the Battle of Van Nest's Mill, was a skirmish that occurred near the mill of Abraham Van Nest in Weston, New Jersey...
- Millstone Mountain is a hill in the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the most easterly peak in the Mournes and, along with Thomas...
- The Dutch Kills Millstones are a set of millstones in Queens, New York City. Constructed by Burger Jorissen in 1650, Jorrisen's Mill was the first tidal...
- 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 men...
- 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...