bed stone

noun

1. the fixed lower member of a pair of millstones. Compare runner ( def 12 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of bed stone¹

First recorded in 1715–25

Example Sentences

It was made of two circular stones, the lowest of which was called the bed-stone, the upper one the runner.

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The corn or other grain to be crushed is thrown into a groove which surrounds the hole in the bed stone.

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A bed stone, slightly convex, is capped by a running stone somewhat concave.

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Mill A represents a view, and mill B a section of the bed stone and curb.

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On the south side of it the bed stone had been formed into a shallow trough.

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