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grinding stone

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A stone tool, used with a quern, to grind cereals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text Circular dwellings, grinding stones, stone tools—its village relics date back an astonishing 12,000 years, deep into our nomadic Stone Age.

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Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: পটা (pota) — tool
  • German: Mahlstein — tool
  • German: Reibstein — tool
  • German: Handmühle — tool
  • Central Sierra Miwok: paṭ·a- — tool