stone roller

British  

noun

1. a small silvery freshwater cyprinid fish, Campostoma anomalum, of the eastern US, having a narrow black stripe on the dorsal and anal fins

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Etymology

Origin of stone roller

C19: so called because it pushes stones about in building its nest

Example Sentences

I ground the spices to a fine powder with the stone roller and churned the milk carefully.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

Then two other men came, and they were dragging a great heavy stone roller behind them.

From The Doers by Hopkins, William John

When morning comes, they take it from the jar, and spreading it on a stone bench, make it into paste with a stone roller.

From Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America by Wade, Mary Hazelton Blanchard

For the purpose of grinding it, they use a sort of stone roller, with which it is crushed, and rolled into a bowl placed below the stone.

From Life in Mexico by Calderón de la Barca, Madame (Frances Erskine Inglis)

A large stone roller was run over a flat stone.

From Stories of American Life and Adventure by Eggleston, Edward