grindstone
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English grind-ston, grindistan, (also as grindel-ston), equivalent to grind + stone. Cognate with Scots grindstane.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹaɪn(d)ˌstəʊn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹaɪn(d)ˌstoʊn/
- (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɪnˌstoʊn/[1]
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Noun edit
grindstone (plural grindstones)
- An abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing or grinding.
- Synonym: millstone
- Synonym of starry flounder
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
wheel for grinding
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)[1], volumes I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 4.35, page 123.