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noun
1.
either of a pair of circular stones between which grain or another substance is ground, as in a mill.
2.
anything that grinds or crushes.
3.
any heavy mental or emotional burden (often used in the phrase a millstone around one's neck ).
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| —n | |
| 1. | one of a pair of heavy flat disc-shaped stones that are rotated one against the other to grind grain |
| 2. | a heavy burden, such as a responsibility or obligation: his debts were a millstone round his neck |
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Millstone
is always a great word to know.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
millstone
O.E. mylenstan, from mill (n.1) + stone (q.v.). Fig. sense of "a burden" is from Matt. xviii.6.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Fewer people are turfed out of their homes, but the millstone of debt weighs for longer.
It's too soon to tell how heavy that millstone will be.
But once those ships began taking on water, gold was a millstone around their necks.
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