millstone
[ mil-stohn ]
/ ˈmɪlˌstoʊn /
noun
either of a pair of circular stones between which grain or another substance is ground, as in a mill.
anything that grinds or crushes.
any heavy mental or emotional burden (often used in the phrase a millstone around one's neck).
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millstone
/ (ˈmɪlˌstəʊn) /
noun
one of a pair of heavy flat disc-shaped stones that are rotated one against the other to grind grain
a heavy burden, such as a responsibility or obligationhis debts were a millstone round his neck
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