stone-ground

[ stohn-ground ]
/ ˈstoʊnˈgraʊnd /

adjective

(of wheat or other grain) ground between millstones, especially those made of burstone, so as to retain the whole of the grain and preserve nutritional content.

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Origin of stone-ground

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby stone-ground

stone-blind, stone-broke, stone-cold, stone-dead, stone-deaf, stone-ground, stone-hearted, stone-lily, stoneboat, stonecast, stonecat
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British Dictionary definitions for stoneground

stoneground
/ (ˈstəʊnˌɡraʊnd) /

adjective

(of flour) ground with millstones
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