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Millstone vs Rynd - What's the difference?

millstone | rynd |

As nouns the difference between millstone and rynd

is that millstone is a large round stone used for grinding grain while rynd is a piece of iron crossing the hole in the upper millstone, by which the stone is supported on the spindle.

millstone

English

(wikipedia millstone)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A large round stone used for grinding grain.
  • (geology) A coarse-grained sandstone used for making such stones; millstone grit
  • (figurative) A heavy responsibility that is difficult to bear.
    • Paying the mortgage every month is a millstone round their necks .

    Derived terms

    * see into a millstone, see through a millstone

    rynd

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A piece of iron crossing the hole in the upper millstone, by which the stone is supported on the spindle.
    • (Webster 1913)