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单词 burstone
释义

burstone

or buhr·stone, burr·stone

[ bur-stohn ]
/ ˈbɜrˌstoʊn /

noun

any of various siliceous rocks used for millstones.
a millstone of such material.
Also called buhr, burr.

Origin of burstone

bur(r)4 + stone

Words nearby burstone

burst at the seams, burster, bursting point, bursting strength, burst into, burstone, burst out, burst with, Burt, burthen, burton
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Example sentences from the Web for burstone

  • With the march of improvement, burstone mills went into the discard.

    All About Coffee|William H. Ukers
  • Rynd, rind, n. in a burstone mill, the iron which supports the upper stone.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for burstone

burstone
/ (ˈbɜːˌstəʊn) /

noun

a variant spelling of buhrstone
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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