millstonenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmɪl.stəʊn/us/ˈmɪl.stoʊn/one of a pair of large, circular, flat stones used, especially in the past, to crush grain to make flour
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Tools
- adze
- Allen key
- anvil
- auger
- awl
- axe
- excavator
- grappling iron/hook
- grindstone
- guillotine
- hacksaw
- hatchet
- mallet
- plunger
- sander
- sandpaper
- scissor
- scissors
- scraper
- vane
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Examples from literature
- Another early wheel, a millstone, was a heavy, round stone.
Idiom(s)
be (like) a millstone around your neck