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buhrstone
[
bur
-stohn
]
buhr·stone
/
ˈbɜrˌstoʊn
/
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[
bur
-stohn
]
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noun
burstone.
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buhrstone
,
burstone
or
burrstone
(ˈbɜːˌstəʊn)
—
n
1.
a hard tough rock containing silica, fossils, and cavities, formerly used as a grindstone
2.
a grindstone or millstone made of this rock
[C18
burr
, perhaps identical to
burr
1
(alluding to roughness)]
burstone
,
burstone
or
burrstone
—
n
[C18
burr
, perhaps identical to
burr
1
(alluding to roughness)]
burrstone
,
burstone
or
burrstone
—
n
[C18
burr
, perhaps identical to
burr
1
(alluding to roughness)]
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