buhrstone

[ bur-stohn ]

/ ˈbɜrˌstoʊn /

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noun

a variant of burstone.

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Words nearby buhrstone

bugout, bugs, bugsha, buhl, buhr, buhrstone, BUI, buibui, build, buildable, build-down

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British Dictionary definitions for buhrstone

buhrstone

burstone or burrstone

/ (ˈbɜːˌstəʊn) /

noun

a hard tough rock containing silica, fossils, and cavities, formerly used as a grindstone

a grindstone or millstone made of this rock

Word Origin for buhrstone

C18 burr, perhaps identical to burr 1 (alluding to roughness)

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