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Wat (wie) is millstone - definitie

STONES USED IN GRISTMILLS, FOR GRINDING WHEAT OR OTHER GRAINS

Mill stone; Runner stone; Millstones; Grinding Stone; Grinding stones; Grinding stone; Stone-ground; Mill-stone; Maetdol; Stone mill; French buhrstones; French buhrstone

millstone

n.

heavy burden

to have a millstone around one's neck

millstone

¦ noun

1. each of two circular stones used for grinding grain.

2. a burden of responsibility.

millstone

(millstones)

1.

A millstone is a large, flat, round stone which is one of a pair of stones used to grind grain into flour.

N-COUNT

2.

If you describe something as a millstone or a millstone around your neck, you mean that it is a very unpleasant problem or responsibility that you cannot escape from.

For today's politicians, the treaty is becoming a millstone...

That contract proved to be a millstone around his neck.

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Wikipedia

Millstone

Millstones or mill stones are stones used in gristmills, for grinding wheat or other grains. They are sometimes referred to as grindstones or grinding stones.

Millstones come in pairs: a stationary base with a convex rim known as the bedstone (or nether millstone) and a concave-rimmed runner stone that rotates. The movement of the runner on top of the bedstone creates a "scissoring" action that grinds grain trapped between the stones. Millstones are constructed so that their shape and configuration help to channel ground flour to the outer edges of the mechanism for collection.

The runner stone is supported by a cross-shaped metal piece (millrind or rynd) fixed to a "mace head" topping the main shaft or spindle leading to the driving mechanism of the mill (wind, water (including tide) or other means).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millstone

Voorbeelden uit tekstcorpus voor millstone

1. The resulting interest costs are a millstone around its neck.

2. But Erik Millstone, professor of science policy at the University of Sussex, remained unconvinced.

3. Professor Millstone said: "It is clear that there should be a total ban on these additives.

4. Two decades on, the riots remain a millstone around Broadwater‘s neck.

5. Critics of top–up fees claimed graduates face a debt millstone.