burstone

or buhr·stone, burr·stone

[ bur-stohn ]

/ ˈbɜrˌstoʊn /

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noun

any of various siliceous rocks used for millstones.

a millstone of such material.

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Also called buhr, burr.

Origin of burstone

bur(r)⁴ + stone

Words nearby burstone

burst at the seams, burster, bursting point, bursting strength, burst into, burstone, burst out, burst with, Burt, burthen, burton

How to use burstone in a sentence

Rynd, rind, n. in a burstone mill, the iron which supports the upper stone.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
With the march of improvement, burstone mills went into the discard.
All About Coffee|William H. Ukers

British Dictionary definitions for burstone

burstone

/ (ˈbɜːˌstəʊn) /

noun

a variant spelling of buhrstone

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