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Grindingstone vs Millstone - What's the difference?

grindingstone | millstone |

grindingstone

Not English

Grindingstone has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

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