millstone Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
albatross.
- she was an albatross around his neck
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noun any load that is difficult to carry
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noun one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain
WordNet
Mill"stone` noun
Definitions
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.
✍ 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.