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English Dictionary: millstone	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
millstone n (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; "she was an albatross around his neck" Synonym(s): albatross, millstone any load that is difficult to carry one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Millstone \Mill"stone`\, n. One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance. No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge. --Deut. xxiv. 6. Note: The cellular siliceous rock called buhrstone is usually employed for millstones; also, some kinds of lava, as that Niedermendig, or other firm rock with rough texture. The surface of a millstone has usually a series of radial grooves in which the powdered material collects. {Millstone girt} (Geol.), a hard and coarse, gritty sandstone, dividing the Carboniferous from the Subcarboniferous strata. See {Farewell rock}, under {Farewell}, a., and Chart of {Geology}. {To see} {into, [or] through, {a millstone}, to see into or through a difficult matter. (Colloq.)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Millstone, KY Zip code(s): 41838 Millstone, NJ (borough, FIPS 46590) Location: 40.49935 N, 74.59127 W Population (1990): 450 (172 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Millstone, WV Zip code(s): 25261