Definitions for: Millstone

[n] one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain
[n] any load that is difficult to carry
[n] (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; "she was an albatross around his neck"

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.)

Synonyms: albatross

See Also: balk, baulk, burden, check, deterrent, gristmill, handicap, hindrance, impediment, load, loading, stone

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